2023 Best Value Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, engineering was ranked 9th in Tennessee. In fact, 2,281 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best Value Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named Tennessee Technological University the best value school in Tennessee for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Tennessee Tech University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Cookeville.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tennessee Tech University are $9,802 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is a great value for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. UT Chattanooga is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chattanooga.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Chattanooga are $9,848 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.
UT Knoxville undergraduate students pay an average of $13,244 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UT Knoxville did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Tennessee State University is a great value for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Nashville.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tennessee State University are $8,336 per year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Memphis helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering schools in Tennessee. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UofM are $10,056 per year.
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Vanderbilt University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Vanderbilt are $56,966 a year.
Vanderbilt also made our Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list, coming in at #1.
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Christian Brothers University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Christian Brothers is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Memphis.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Christian Brothers are $34,820 per year.
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Lipscomb University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree engineering programs. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lipscomb are $35,752 a year.
Lipscomb excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.
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Request InformationBest Value Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Engineering Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 5,126 |
| West Virginia | 990 |
| Mississippi | 1,512 |
| South Carolina | 2,318 |
| Florida | 9,040 |
| Virginia | 5,181 |
| Arkansas | 1,082 |
| Alabama | 3,927 |
| Kentucky | 1,343 |
| Georgia | 5,301 |
| Louisiana | 1,832 |
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Majors Related to Engineering
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Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer & Information Sciences | 254,454 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 177,778 |
| Engineering Technologies | 85,188 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 52,396 |
| Physical Sciences | 50,306 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 8 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).
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