2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in Tennessee

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 11,925 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 78th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,152 and had an average of $20,077 in loans still to pay off.

Across Tennessee, there were 161 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,900 and $15,576 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 $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general engineering programs and 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.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee master’s degree engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in Tennessee

#1

The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

Chattanooga, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$18,334 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and it awarded 22 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Chattanooga did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Chattanooga are $18,334.

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#2

Tennessee State University

Nashville, Tennessee

$20,860 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tennessee State University, the school also landed the #0 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 Tennessee State University are $20,860.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $30-$48k)

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.

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