2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Engineering is the 83rd most popular major in the country with 9,411 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Tennessee, there were 115 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 28 general 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 Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The engineering 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 “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee master’s degree engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Tennessee

#1

The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

Chattanooga, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$18,334 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and it awarded 22 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Chattanooga also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga are $18,334.

Full UT Chattanooga General Engineering Report

#2

Tennessee State University

Nashville, Tennessee

$20,860 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

Tennessee State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tennessee State University are $20,860, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Engineering at Tennessee State University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp.

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