2025 Best General Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

General Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #49 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the 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

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for general engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general engineering related body.

Our full 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

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general engineering.

Top Tennessee Schools for a Doctorate in Engineering

1

Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, TN

21 Annual Graduates

It's 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

13 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in general engineering needs to check out University of Memphis. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public university with a very 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 Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	138	0
Virginia	127	31
Georgia	126	10
Mississippi	113	29
Louisiana	103	12
Arkansas	58	55
West Virginia	49	41

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General Engineering Related Rankings by Major

One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, General Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Engineering Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Engineering	34

Majors Similar to Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	37
Mechanical Engineering	33
Biomedical Engineering	24
Civil Engineering	21
Nuclear Engineering	16
Industrial Engineering	13
Chemical Engineering	12
Materials Engineering	10
Computer Engineering	6
Other Engineering	6

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.