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. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Tennessee” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Engineering is the 79th most popular major in the country with 11,796 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,873 and had an average of $20,557 in loans still to pay off.
Across Tennessee, there were 134 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,137 and $23,875 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Tennessee” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general engineering.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Tennessee”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Martin. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Tennessee. UT Martin is a public institution located in Martin, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 24 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full The University of Tennessee - Martin General Engineering Report
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Chattanooga State Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and it awarded 26 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering at Chattanooga State Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Maryville College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Tennessee. Maryville College is a small school located in Maryville, Tennessee that handed out 3 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering at Maryville College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Christian Brothers University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Tennessee list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified ’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering at Christian Brothers
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Tennessee list. Located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, this fairly large public school handed out 23 degrees to qualified ’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Tennessee Technological University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Tennessee ranking. Tennessee Tech University is located in Cookeville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 ’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Tennessee Technological University General Engineering Report
With a ranking of #7, Freed-Hardeman University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Tennessee list. FHU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Henderson, Tennessee. It awarded 2 ’s engineering 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%.
Read more about General Engineering at Freed-Hardeman University
Tennessee State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Tennessee ranking. Tennessee State University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Vanderbilt University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #9. Vanderbilt University is a fairly large school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 10 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.
University of Memphis ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Tennessee list. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering at University of Memphis
East Tennessee State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Tennessee ranking. Located in Johnson City, Tennessee, this fairly large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified ’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Full East Tennessee State University General Engineering Report
Southern Adventist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #12. Collegedale, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s engineering degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 full report on General Engineering at Southern Adventist
Lee University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Tennessee ranking. Located in Cleveland, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified ’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
King University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Tennessee list. King is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bristol, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Bryan College - Dayton did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #14. Dayton, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s engineering degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
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