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2023 Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Tennessee

2 Ranked Colleges
20 Degrees Awarded
$22,800 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Engineering for a Doctorate

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Engineering for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 9,018 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 96th most popular in the United States.

Across Tennessee, there were 105 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Engineering for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the general engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Engineering for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Engineering for a Doctorate”.

Top 2 Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Tennessee

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee Technological University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Engineering for a Doctorate list. Tennessee Tech University is a medium-sized school located in Cookeville, Tennessee that handed out 10 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Tennessee Tech University also made our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #1.Of the 10,177 students enrolled at Tennessee Technological University, 403 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 229 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,510. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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University of Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Engineering for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the #2 spot on the list. UofM is a large school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 10 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

UofM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list.Of the 22,205 students enrolled at UofM, 766 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 446 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,772. To help with additional expenses, 4 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Memphis]](/colleges/university-of-memphis/student-life/veterans/)

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