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2021 Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Tennessee

5 Colleges
553 Bachelor's Degrees
$28,655 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in TennesseeIn <nil>, 553 bachelor's degrees were awarded to mechanical engineering students who went to a Tennessee college or university. This makes it the #20 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.6% of all the me bachelor's degrees in the country.

This year's Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Tennessee ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in me. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent mechanical engineering programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the mechanical engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The me 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 the Best ME Schools for Non-Traditional Students.

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2021 Best Mechanical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Tennessee

Check out the me programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Best Mechanical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Tennessee that are best for non-traditional mechanical engineering students. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Vanderbilt, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Tennessee ranking.

The student loan default rate at Vanderbilt is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 821 students take at least one class online at Vanderbilt. There are roughly 1,196 part time students in attendance at Vanderbilt.

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Tennessee Technological University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the remote town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Tennessee Tech University has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Tennessee ranking.

About 1.2% of Tennessee Tech University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,609 students at Tennessee Tech University that take at least one class online. About 1,966 of the students at Tennessee Tech University are attending part time.

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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. Located in the city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Chattanooga, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Tennessee ranking.

About 1.5% of UT Chattanooga students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,689 students take at least one class online at UT Chattanooga. About 1,757 of the students at UT Chattanooga are attending part time.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

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Our rankings recognize The University of Tennessee - Knoxville as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Knoxville, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Tennessee ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 12,626 students take at least one class online at UT Knoxville. There are roughly 3,889 part time students in attendance at UT Knoxville.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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University of Memphis comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Memphis. UofM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Tennessee list.

About 3.5% of UofM students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 7,362 students take at least one class online at UofM. There are roughly 8,225 part time students in attendance at UofM.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,787
Georgia 1,106
North Carolina 703
Virginia 857
South Carolina 586
Kentucky 330
Alabama 922
Louisiana 441
Mississippi 280
Arkansas 274
West Virginia 192

Mechanical Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Notes and References

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*Avg Cost is for the top 5 schools only.

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