2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $75-$110k

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 “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Engineering is the 78th most popular major in the country with 11,925 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,152 and had an average of $20,077 in loans still to pay off.

Across Tennessee, there were 161 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,900 and $15,576 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 37 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

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

#1

Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$20,498 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tennessee Technological University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $75-$110k. Tennessee Technological University is a public institution located in Cookeville, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Tennessee Tech University also made our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tennessee Technological University are $20,498, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Engineering at Tennessee Tech University

#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$14,202 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the #2 spot on the list. UofM is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

UofM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Memphis are $14,202, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Engineering at University of Memphis

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