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2023 Most Well Attended EE Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s

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191 Degrees Awarded
$66,787 Avg Salary
Most Well Attended EE Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor's

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Electrical Engineering is the 39th most popular major in the country with 28,844 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, electrical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $74,380 and had an average of $24,114 in loans still to pay off.

Across Tennessee, there were 253 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,787 and $23,188 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 191 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,466 and $26,819 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended EE Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in electrical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular electrical engineering programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended EE Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee bachelor’s degree ee students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee Technological University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended EE Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Cookeville, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school handed out 47 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s EE students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Tennessee Tech University Electrical Engineering Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended EE Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at UT Knoxville

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended EE Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended EE Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.

Full UofM Electrical Engineering Report

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended EE Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s EE degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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Tennessee State University
Nashville, Tennessee

Tennessee State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended EE Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s list. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 9 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.

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Christian Brothers University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended EE Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s ranking. Christian Brothers is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 8 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Christian Brothers University Electrical Engineering Report

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Lipscomb University
Nashville, Tennessee

Lipscomb University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended EE Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s EE students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Lipscomb University Electrical Engineering Report

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Trevecca Nazarene University
Nashville, Tennessee

Trevecca Nazarene University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended EE Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. Trevecca Nazarene University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 4 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at TNU

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Milligan University
Milligan College, Tennessee

Milligan University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended EE Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s ranking. Milligan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Milligan College, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Milligan

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Union University
Jackson, Tennessee

Union University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended EE Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s list. Union University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jackson, Tennessee. It awarded 3 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Union

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