2025 Best General Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

If you pursue a doctor's degree in general engineering, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #54 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 34 doctor's degrees in general engineering to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general engineering students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Engineering in Tennessee

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for general engineering students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Tennessee Schools for a Doctorate in Engineering

1

Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Tennessee Technological University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in general engineering. Tennessee Tech University is a fairly large public university located in the town of Cookeville.More information about a doctorate in general engineering from Tennessee Technological University

2

University of Memphis
Memphis, TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in general engineering has to check out University of Memphis. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general engineering from University of Memphis

Best General Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	217	0
Georgia	190	10
Virginia	182	31
Mississippi	154	29
Louisiana	146	12
Arkansas	74	55
West Virginia	61	41

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General Engineering Related Rankings by Major

One of 2 majors within the General Engineering area of study, General Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp. More about our data sources and methodologies.