2025 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Tennessee
5
Colleges in Tennessee
313
EE Degrees Awarded
Ranked #30 in popularity,
electrical engineering is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for electrical engineering students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 313 degrees in electrical engineering to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great Electrical Engineering School
The ee program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Electrical Engineering rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for electrical engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Electrical Engineering Degree Level
The ee school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Electrical Engineering Schools in Tennessee.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
Best Schools for Electrical Engineering in Tennessee
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the ee degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Tennessee Schools in EE
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In TN
41
EE Degrees Awarded
Every student pursuing a degree in electrical engineering has to check out Vanderbilt University. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.
There were about 41 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in electrical engineering from Vanderbilt University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In TN
77
EE Degrees Awarded
Any student who is interested in electrical engineering has to check out The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Knoxville. A Best Colleges rank of #226 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UT Knoxville is a great university overall.
There were roughly 77 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in electrical engineering from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In TN
72
EE Degrees Awarded
Tennessee Technological University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in electrical engineering. Tennessee Tech University is a fairly large public university located in the town of Cookeville. This university ranks 19th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 72 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Tennessee Tech University in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in electrical engineering from Tennessee Technological University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In TN
40
EE Degrees Awarded
The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in electrical engineering. UT Chattanooga is a large public university located in the city of Chattanooga. This university ranks 16th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were about 40 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Chattanooga in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in electrical engineering from The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In TN
37
EE Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were about 37 electrical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UofM in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in electrical engineering from University of Memphis
