Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #7 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 9 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Engineering Schools in Tennessee ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,281 degrees in engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Engineering Schools in Tennessee.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Vanderbilt University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in engineering. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.
There were roughly 296 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the engineering major at Vanderbilt University get $4,851 more than the typical college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
Every student who is interested in engineering has to take a look at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #173 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UT Knoxville is a great university overall.
There were approximately 880 engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the engineering program report average early career income of $63,838.
Any student who is interested in engineering has to look into Tennessee Technological University. Tennessee Tech University is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Cookeville. This university ranks 20th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were roughly 378.00000000000006 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Tennessee Tech University in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the engineering program make about $63,179 in the first couple years of their career.
It is hard to beat Middle Tennessee State University if you want to pursue a degree in engineering. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Murfreesboro. This university ranks 12th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were about 59 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Middle Tennessee State University in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the engineering program at Middle Tennessee State University get $4,281 more than the standard graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
UofM is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Memphis. A Best Colleges rank of #748 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UofM is a great university overall.
There were roughly 180 engineering students who graduated with this degree at UofM in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the engineering program report average early career wages of $58,678.
Located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were roughly 203 engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Chattanooga in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the engineering program report average early career earnings of $61,706.
Christian Brothers is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Memphis. This university ranks 19th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were roughly 63 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Christian Brothers in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the engineering program at Christian Brothers University get $2,477 above the typical graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #577 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Lipscomb is a great university overall.
There were about 39 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Lipscomb in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the engineering program make around $62,351 in the first couple years of working.
Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Nashville. This university ranks 28th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were roughly 77 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Tennessee State University in the most recent data year. After graduation, engineering degree recipients typically make about $59,601 in the first five years of their career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).