2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering in Tennessee

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended CE Major in Tennessee for a Doctorate” ranking.

Computer Engineering is the 56th most popular major in the country with 17,987 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, computer engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $73,143 and had an average of $24,685 in loans still to pay off.

Across Tennessee, there were 100 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,747 and $25,200 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,511 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended CE Major in Tennessee for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer engineering. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in computer engineering.

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Most Well Attended CE Major in Tennessee for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee doctor’s degree ce students.

Top 2 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering in Tennessee

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Tennessee State University
Nashville, Tennessee

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended CE Major in Tennessee for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s CE students in 2020-2021.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville, Tennessee

#3 overall quality in Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended CE Major in Tennessee for a Doctorate. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s CE students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

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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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.