2024 Best Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee

a master's degree in chemical engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #85 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of chemical engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 12 master's degrees in chemical engineering to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on chemical engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of chemical engineering students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt chemical engineering students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized chemical engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for chemical engineering students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Chemical Engineering Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Chemical Engineering in Tennessee

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in chemical engineering.

Top Tennessee Schools for a Master's in Chem Eng

1

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

3 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in chemical engineering has to look into Vanderbilt University. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in chemical engineering from Vanderbilt University

1

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville, TN

6 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat The University of Tennessee - Knoxville if you want to pursue a master's degree in chemical engineering. UT Knoxville is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Knoxville.More information about a master’s in chemical engineering from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

2

Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, TN

3 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in chemical engineering needs to look into Tennessee Technological University. Located in the remote town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in chemical engineering from Tennessee Technological University

Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	52
Georgia	190	16
Virginia	182	13
North Carolina	178	55
Alabama	151	20
Kentucky	147	5
Louisiana	147	6
South Carolina	146	2
Mississippi	145	4
Arkansas	121	6
West Virginia	112	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Chem Eng

Chemical Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Chem Eng Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Chemical Engineering	12

Majors Similar to Chem Eng

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Civil Engineering	59
Mechanical Engineering	43
General Engineering	37
Electrical Engineering	37
Industrial Engineering	35
Biomedical Engineering	21
Materials Engineering	16
Nuclear Engineering	16
Computer Engineering	14
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	12

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Mikulova. More about our data sources and methodologies.