2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in Tennessee

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 21,561 people earned their degree in civil engineering, making the major the 45th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, civil engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $60,122 and had an average of $23,807 in loans still to pay off.

Across Tennessee, there were 342 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,700 and $23,259 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in civil engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great civil engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the civil engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. 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 Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $75-$110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in Tennessee

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$50,624 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt are $50,624, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Vanderbilt

#2

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$31,798 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 14 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville also took the #1 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798.

Read more about Civil Engineering at UT Knoxville

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k)

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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