2023 Best Value General Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 571 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, general engineering technology is the #11 most popular major in Tennessee.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value General Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Tennessee to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for engineering tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in General Engineering Technology

#1

Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville, TN

69 Bachelor's Degrees

#1 in Quality in Tennessee

$9,802 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Tennessee Technological University the best value school in Tennessee for general engineering technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Tennessee Tech University is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Cookeville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tennessee Tech University are $9,802 per year. On average, engineering tech graduates from Tennessee Tech University take out $21,903 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Tennessee Tech University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Tennessee list.

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#2

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, TN

22 Bachelor's Degrees

#9 in Quality in Tennessee

$9,232 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Middle Tennessee State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general engineering technology schools in Tennessee. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Middle Tennessee State University are $9,232 per year. On average, engineering tech graduates from Middle Tennessee State University take out $26,160 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#3

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, TN

52 Bachelor's Degrees

#13 in Quality in Tennessee

$9,438 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Tennessee State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

ETSU undergraduate students pay an average of $9,438 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, engineering tech majors at ETSU accumulate an average of around $27,740 in student debt.

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#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

40 Bachelor's Degrees

#6 in Quality in Tennessee

$10,056 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UofM undergraduate students pay an average of $10,056 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value General Engineering Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

• 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).
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