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2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering in Tennessee

7 Ranked Colleges
186 Degrees Awarded
$28,100 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Tennessee for a Doctorate

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Tennessee for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Engineering is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 198,468 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,653 and had an average of $23,855 in loans still to pay off.

Across Tennessee, there were 2,281 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,654 and $23,325 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 186 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,511 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Tennessee for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in engineering. To top this list, a school must have a successful engineering program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Tennessee for a Doctorate

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

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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Tennessee for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #1 spot on the list. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 111 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UT Knoxville Engineering Report

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee

Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Tennessee for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the #2 spot on the list. Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Engineering at Vanderbilt University

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University of Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Tennessee for a Doctorate list. UofM is a large school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 14 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee Technological University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Tennessee for a Doctorate list. Tennessee Technological University is located in Cookeville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Tennessee Technological University Engineering Report

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Tennessee State University
Nashville, Tennessee

Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Tennessee for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2020-2021.

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The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Tennessee for a Doctorate ranking. This small school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Tennessee for a Doctorate ranking. The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 203 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

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