The main focus area for this major is General Mechanical Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Mechanical Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Tennessee State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in ME, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Tennessee State University was ranked #316 on College Factual's Best Schools for ME list. It is also ranked #8 in Tennessee.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Tennessee State University paid an average of $881 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $351 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $7,854 | $20,574 |
Fees | $1,158 | $1,158 |
Books and Supplies | $2,900 | $2,900 |
On Campus Room and Board | $7,612 | $7,612 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,900 | $3,900 |
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ME who receive their bachelor’s degree from Tennessee State University make an average of $64,791 a year during the early days of their career. That is 5% higher than the national average of $61,915.
Online degrees for the Tennessee State University ME bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Tennessee State University Online Learning page.
About 5.3% of the students who received their BS in ME in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 16.3%.
Around 31.6% of ME bachelor’s degree recipients at Tennessee State University in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 28%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 5 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 2 |
International Students | 11 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Mechanical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Mechanical Engineering | 19 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mechanical engineering.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Architectural Engineering | 7 |
Civil Engineering | 14 |
Electrical Engineering | 8 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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