Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #7 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,327 degrees in engineering annually.
Your choice of engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The engineering 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 Engineering Schools in Tennessee.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Vanderbilt University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in engineering. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.
There were about 341 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year. After graduating, engineering degree recipients typically earn an average of $72,257 in the first five years of their career.
Any student pursuing a degree in engineering needs to check out The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #226 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UT Knoxville is a great university overall.
There were approximately 909 engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, engineering degree recipients typically make an average of $70,551 at the beginning of their careers.
Every student pursuing a degree in engineering has to look into Tennessee Technological University. Located in the remote town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 19th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 377 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Tennessee Tech University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the engineering program state that they receive average early career wages of $66,430.
Every student who is interested in engineering needs to look into Chattanooga State Community College. Chattanooga State Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga. This college ranks 14th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were roughly 15 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Chattanooga State Community College in the most recent data year.
Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro. This university ranks 18th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 44 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Middle Tennessee State University in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the engineering program report average early career income of $71,664.
Located in the large city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #688 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Lipscomb is a great university overall.
There were roughly 57 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Lipscomb in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the engineering program make an average of $67,725 for their early career.
Located in the city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 154 engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Chattanooga in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the engineering program state that they receive average early career wages of $66,817.
Christian Brothers is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Memphis. This university ranks 28th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were roughly 54 engineering students who graduated with this degree at Christian Brothers in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the engineering program earn an average of $71,112 for their early career.
UofM is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Memphis. A Best Colleges rank of #807 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UofM is a great university overall.
There were roughly 222 engineering students who graduated with this degree at UofM in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the engineering program make about $67,268 in their early career salary.
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).
Your choice of engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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