by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Tennessee for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 9,018 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 96th most popular in the United States.
Across Tennessee, there were 105 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 37 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,060 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Tennessee for a Master’s” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular general engineering programs in the United States.
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The engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Tennessee for a Master’s”.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Tennessee for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Tennessee for a Master’s list. Located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, this fairly large public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Tennessee for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 10 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Engineering at Vanderbilt University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tennessee State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Tennessee for a Master’s. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
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