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2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
364 Degrees Awarded
$25,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master's in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 200,458 engineering students received their degree, making the major the 6th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,888 and had an average of $23,564 in loans still to pay off.

Across Tennessee, there were 2,473 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 364 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee master’s degree engineering students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering in Tennessee (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #1 spot on the list. Chattanooga, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

UT Chattanooga also took the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Chattanooga are $18,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tennessee Technological University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Cookeville, Tennessee, and it awarded 45 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Tennessee Tech University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tennessee Technological University are $20,498, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Tennessee Technological University Engineering Report

#3

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 43 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt also made our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt are $50,624.

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#4

Tennessee State University

Nashville, Tennessee
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tennessee State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 7 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our tennessee master’s degree engineering students with aid list, Tennessee State University has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tennessee State University are $20,860, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Tennessee State University Engineering Report

#5

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid list. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our tennessee master’s degree engineering students with aid list, UofM has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofM are $14,202, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Memphis Engineering Report

#2 in overall quality

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 215 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Knoxville, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Engineering Report

#7

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality

Lipscomb University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid ranking. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 7 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Lipscomb also made our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lipscomb University are $18,000, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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