2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

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Civil Engineering is the 45th most popular major in the country with 21,561 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 55 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in civil engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality civil engineering 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 civil engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid.

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

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$50,624 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the #1 spot on the list. Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt are $50,624, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville, Tennessee

#3 in overall quality

$20,498 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee Technological University landed the #2 spot on the list. Cookeville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s civil eng degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Tennessee Tech University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tennessee Tech University are $20,498, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$31,798 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$68,499 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 29 degrees to qualified masters’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Knoxville, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

$14,202 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid. UofM is a large school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 4 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

UofM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Civil Engineering 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.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (With Aid)

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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