2023 Best Value Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering Master'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Tennessee to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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 Master's in Engineering
Our analysis found The University of Tennessee - Knoxville to be the best value school for engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Tennessee. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the city of Knoxville.
UT Knoxville graduate students pay an average of $13,380 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UT Knoxville also took the #4 spot in our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee Technological University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Tennessee Tech University is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Cookeville.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tennessee Tech University are $11,762 per year.
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Out of the 5 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofM are $10,908 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tennessee State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Nashville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Tennessee State University are $10,732 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Vanderbilt are $52,162 per year.
Vanderbilt did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Engineering Master’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 5 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.
More about our data sources and methodologies.