2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

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 Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 37 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee doctor’s degree engineering students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Tennessee (With Aid)

#1

Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$20,498 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tennessee Technological University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid. Cookeville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

Tennessee Tech University also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tennessee Technological University are $20,498, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Tennessee Tech University General Engineering Report

#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$14,202 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

UofM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Memphis are $14,202, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Engineering at UofM

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (With Aid)

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

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