2025 Best General Engineering Schools in Tennessee
    
    
        
        5
        Colleges in Tennessee
    
 
    
        
        168
        Engineering Degrees Awarded
    
 
    
        
        $77,930
        Avg Early-Career Salary
    
 
 
A degree in 
general engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #79 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual reviewed 5 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 168 degrees in general engineering annually.
Jump to one of the following sections: * Degree-Level Rankings
 
Choosing a Great General Engineering School

The engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Engineering rankings. We derive our Best Overall General Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your General Engineering Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Engineering Schools in Tennessee ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.
 
Best Schools for General Engineering in Tennessee
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the engineering degree levels they offer.
Top Tennessee Schools in Engineering
	
	
    
    
        
        Master's Degree
        Highest Degree Type
    
 
    
        
        5th
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        35
        Engineering Degrees Awarded
    
 
 
	
Vanderbilt University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in general engineering. Vanderbilt is a large  private not-for-profit university  located in the city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great  university  overall.
There were roughly 35 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent year we have data available.
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Tennessee Technological University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in general engineering. Located in the remote town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public  university  with a large  student population. This  university  ranks 19th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were roughly 25 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Tennessee Tech University in the most recent year we have data available.
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        Associate Degree
        Highest Degree Type
    
 
    
        
        1st
        Most Popular In TN
    
 
 
	
Every student who is interested in general engineering has to look into Chattanooga State Community College. Chattanooga State Community College is a moderately-sized  public college  located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga. This  college  ranks 14th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were roughly 15 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Chattanooga State Community College in the most recent data year.
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        Master's Degree
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        3rd
        Most Popular In TN
    
 
 
	
The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is a good option for students pursuing a degree in general engineering. Located in the midsize city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public  university  with a large  student population. This  university  ranks 16th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were roughly 17 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Chattanooga in the most recent data year.
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UofM is a very large  public university  located in the large city of Memphis. A Best Colleges rank of #807 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UofM is a great  university  overall.
There were about 20 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at UofM in the most recent data year.
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