Best Engineer, All Other programs in Tennessee, ranked by enrollment
All engineers not listed.
17 schools in Tennessee run programs that feed this job, graduating 302 people a year. The job pays a median of $96,640 in Tennessee across about 4,400 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Tennessee that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
9 programs in Tennessee that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Tennessee (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Tennessee page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engineering, Generalmain feeder CIP 14.0101In Tennessee → | 133 | 44.0% | 10 | $67,734 | $24,375 |
| 2 | CIP 14.4201In Tennessee → | 54 | 17.9% | 1 | $72,645 | $24,250 |
| 3 | Engineering Sciencemain feeder CIP 14.1301In Tennessee → | 39 | 12.9% | 3 | $73,378 | $17,083 |
| 4 | CIP 14.4701In Tennessee → | 32 | 10.6% | 1 | — | — |
| 5 | CIP 14.0401In Tennessee → | 18 | 6.0% | 1 | $73,510 | $25,790 |
| 6 | CIP 14.9999In Tennessee → | 13 | 4.3% | 1 | $73,678 | $22,938 |
| 7 | CIP 14.1201In Tennessee → | 8 | 2.6% | 3 | $57,457 | $24,706 |
| 8 | CIP 14.1101In Tennessee → | 3 | 1.0% | 1 | $77,174 | $26,966 |
| 9 | CIP 14.3601In Tennessee → | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | $72,154 | $21,457 |
Top 17 schools in Tennessee
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 3 of the 17 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 86 | Engineering Science | $81,126 | 94% | $14,854 | 6% |
| 2 | Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN Public · 1 feeder programs | 54 | Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering | $71,664 | 54% | — | 69% |
| 3 | Tennessee State University Nashville, TN Public · 2 feeder programs | 33 | Architectural Engineering | — | 34% | — | 70% |
| 4 | Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN Public · 1 feeder programs | 30 | Engineering, General | — | 58% | — | 76% |
| 5 | The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN Public · 1 feeder programs | 19 | Engineering, General | — | 50% | — | 81% |
| 6 | The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Knoxville, TN Public · 3 feeder programs | 18 | Engineering, Other | — | 74% | — | 42% |
| 7 | The University of Tennessee - Martin Martin, TN Public · 1 feeder programs | 15 | Engineering, General | $63,746 | 53% | — | 88% |
| 8 | University of Memphis Memphis, TN Public · 1 feeder programs | 15 | Engineering, General | — | 51% | — | 72% |
| 9 | East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN Public · 1 feeder programs | 8 | Engineering, General | — | 53% | — | 86% |
| 10 | Bryan College - Dayton Dayton, TN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 7 | Engineering, General | — | 50% | $16,130 | — |
| 11 | Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN Public · 1 feeder programs | 5 | Engineering Physics/Applied Physics | — | 40% | — | 96% |
| 12 | Lee University Cleveland, TN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 4 | Engineering, General | — | 63% | $18,918 | 71% |
| 13 | Southern Adventist University Collegedale, TN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 3 | Engineering Mechanics | — | 49% | $24,187 | 65% |
| 14 | Belmont University Nashville, TN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 2 | Engineering Physics/Applied Physics | — | 71% | $29,246 | 95% |
| 15 | Lipscomb University Nashville, TN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Engineering, General | — | 72% | $24,309 | 68% |
| 16 | Tennessee Wesleyan University Athens, TN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Engineering Science | — | 48% | $14,614 | 69% |
| 17 | Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville, TN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Engineering Physics/Applied Physics | — | 53% | $14,286 | 69% |
All 17 schools in Tennessee
Every school in Tennessee with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville | Private not-for-profit | 86 | 3 |
| Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro | Public | 54 | 1 |
| Tennessee State University | Nashville | Public | 33 | 2 |
| Tennessee Technological University | Cookeville | Public | 30 | 1 |
| The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga | Chattanooga | Public | 19 | 1 |
| The University of Tennessee - Knoxville | Knoxville | Public | 18 | 3 |
| The University of Tennessee - Martin | Martin | Public | 15 | 1 |
| University of Memphis | Memphis | Public | 15 | 1 |
| East Tennessee State University | Johnson City | Public | 8 | 1 |
| Bryan College - Dayton | Dayton | Private not-for-profit | 7 | 1 |
| Austin Peay State University | Clarksville | Public | 5 | 1 |
| Lee University | Cleveland | Private not-for-profit | 4 | 1 |
| Southern Adventist University | Collegedale | Private not-for-profit | 3 | 1 |
| Belmont University | Nashville | Private not-for-profit | 2 | 1 |
| Lipscomb University | Nashville | Private not-for-profit | 1 | 1 |
What engineers, all other earn in Tennessee
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $122,930. Tennessee pays below the national figure.
Concentrated here: Tennessee employs more of this job per worker than the U.S. average.
Metro areas in Tennessee
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Engineers, All Other page.
How to become a Engineer, All Other
Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Tennessee
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 25 majors mapped to Engineers, All Other25 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 14.0101Engineering, General
- 14.0103Applied Engineering
- 14.0401Architectural Engineering
- 14.0702Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- 14.0802Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
- 14.0805Water Resources Engineering
- 14.1003Laser and Optical Engineering
- 14.1004Telecommunications Engineering
- 14.1101Engineering Mechanics
- 14.1201Engineering Physics/Applied Physics
- 14.1301Engineering Science
- 14.2401Ocean Engineering
- 14.2701Systems Engineering
- 14.3301Construction Engineering
- 14.3401Forest Engineering
- 14.3601Manufacturing Engineering
- 14.3801Surveying Engineering
- 14.3901Geological/Geophysical Engineering
- 14.4001Paper Science and Engineering
- 14.4101Electromechanical Engineering
- 14.4201Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
- 14.4301Biochemical Engineering
- 14.4401Engineering Chemistry
- 14.4501Biological/Biosystems Engineering
- 14.4701Electrical and Computer Engineering
Common questions
Answers for people weighing engineers, all other programs in Tennessee.
What degree do you need to become an Engineer, All Other?+
Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Engineering, General, which awarded 133 degrees in Tennessee in 2024-25, 44.0% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming an Engineer, All Other?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 9 programs to this occupation. The largest are Engineering, Mechatronics, Engineering Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, plus 5 more. Together they graduate about 302 people a year in Tennessee.
How much do engineers, all other earn in Tennessee?+
The median is $96,640 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 21.4% below the U.S. median of $122,930. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for engineers, all other growing?+
BLS projects a +2.1% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 9,300 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Tennessee?+
17 institutions in Tennessee reported graduates from at least one of the 9 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do engineers, all other work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Engineer, Laser Engineer, Solar Designer, Design Engineer, Energy Engineer, Optical Engineer among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 17-2199.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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