2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technologies in Tennessee (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Engineering Technologies is the 19th most popular major in the country with 86,730 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, engineering technologies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $46,894 and had an average of $21,178 in loans still to pay off.

Across Tennessee, there were 1,732 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 46 engineering technologies 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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in engineering technologies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering technologies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the engineering technologies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee master’s degree engineering tech students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technologies in Tennessee (With Aid)

#1

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

#3 in overall quality

$26,172 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Middle Tennessee State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid. Middle Tennessee State University is a large school located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee that handed out 5 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Middle Tennessee State University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering Technologies 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 Middle Tennessee State University are $26,172.

Full Middle Tennessee State University Engineering Technologies Report

#2

The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

Chattanooga, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$18,334 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid. UT Chattanooga is a public institution located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Chattanooga did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga are $18,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee

#2 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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid list. ETSU is a fairly large school located in Johnson City, Tennessee that handed out 6 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

ETSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ETSU are $25,679, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full East Tennessee State University Engineering Technologies Report

#4

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 #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid list. University of Memphis is a public institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UofM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofM are $14,202, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Engineering Technologies at UofM

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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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