2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 4,195 people earned their degree in general engineering technology, making the major the 155th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $49,903 and had an average of $20,609 in loans still to pay off.

Across Tennessee, there were 607 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,350 and $19,557 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 9 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general engineering technology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general engineering technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Technology (Income $30-$48k) in Tennessee

#1

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$25,679 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Tennessee State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Johnson City, Tennessee, and it awarded 6 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

ETSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at East Tennessee State University are $25,679.

Full East Tennessee State University General Engineering Technology Report

#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

$14,202 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k list. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering tech degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UofM also took the #0 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UofM are $14,202.

Read more about General Engineering Technology at University of Memphis

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Technology (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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