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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$22,053 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$83,900 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree School for You

Mechanical Engineering is the #27 most popular major in Tennessee with 603 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Tennessee to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for ME students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Mechanical Engineering

Our analysis found The University of Tennessee - Knoxville to be the best value school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Tennessee. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UT Knoxville graduate students pay an average of $13,380 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UT Knoxville also made our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list, coming in at #4.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Out of the 4 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee Technological University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Tennessee Tech University graduate students pay an average of $11,762 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Tennessee Technological University Report

#3

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofM are $10,908 per year.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at University of Memphis

#4

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Vanderbilt University is a great value for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Vanderbilt are $52,162 a year.

Vanderbilt did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Vanderbilt University Report

Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,418
Virginia 947
North Carolina 918
Florida 2,254
Kentucky 391
South Carolina 715
Louisiana 453
Arkansas 280
Alabama 1,019
Mississippi 309
West Virginia 217

One of 40 majors within the area of study, mechanical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Michel Villeneuve.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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