Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at UTC. You can study it at the Bachelor’s level. It ranks as high as #7 out of 10 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Rankings
Available Degrees
Bachelor’s Degrees

UTC Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Rankings

#280 in the U.S.

#7 in Tennessee

#48 in the Southeast Region

By College Factual’s measure, UTC among the top schools in the country for mechanical engineering, ranked #280 out of 365 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	280 of 365
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Tennessee	7 of 10
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region	48 of 69

Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Degrees at UTC

Here is each degree level granted in mechanical engineering at UTC, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	39

UTC Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga handed out 39 bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

UTC is a solid choice among schools offering mechanical engineering at the bachelor’s level. Specifically, it ranked #7 out of 10 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee	7
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	47
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	269

Salary of Mechanical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

$81,689 Bachelor's Median Salary

Mechanical Engineering students who finish a bachelor’s at UTC go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $81,689 a year. This is above $57,921, the median for all majors at UTC.

Student Debt of Mechanical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

$24,904 Bachelor's Median Debt

Earning a bachelor’s degree at UTC, mechanical engineering students borrow a median amount of $24,904 in student loans. This is above $23,324, the typical median for all majors at UTC.

Student debt for Mechanical Engineering majors with a bachelor's degree at UTC

UTC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$10,448 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

$24,904 Average Student Debt

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,992	$16,522
Fees	$1,990	$1,990

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 87% of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

The majority of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at UTC are White. Approximately 77% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga with a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering.

Ethnic diversity of Mechanical Engineering majors at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	30
Non-Resident Aliens	1
Other Races	3

References

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