2026 Best Engineering Science Schools in Tennessee
Engineering Science programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for engineering science students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Engineering Science in Tennessee
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the engineering science degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Engineering Science
Leading the list is Vanderbilt University, our #1 school for engineering science. Set in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt University is a large private not-for-profit institution. About 94% of students finish within six years. Vanderbilt University awarded about 42 engineering science degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their engineering science degree from Vanderbilt University earn around $81,126 in the first couple years of their career. Vanderbilt University graduates carry a median of $15,000 in student loans.
Read more about the engineering science program at Vanderbilt University
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 schools evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
