2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technologies in Tennessee

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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” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering technologies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering technologies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering technologies 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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Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Technologies in Tennessee

#1

The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

Chattanooga, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$18,334 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and it awarded 21 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Chattanooga also made our “Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Chattanooga are $18,334.

Full UT Chattanooga Engineering Technologies Report

#2

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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee list. Johnson City, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering tech degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

ETSU also took the #2 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 East Tennessee State University are $25,679.

Full ETSU Engineering Technologies Report

#3

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 #3 for the Best Value Engineering Tech Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee. This large school is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and it awarded 5 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Middle Tennessee State University also made our “Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Middle Tennessee State University are $26,172, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Middle Tennessee State University Engineering Technologies Report

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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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