College of Engineering
Tech’s electrical engineering program tops list of Tennessee programs with highest return on investment
The electrical engineering program at Tennessee Tech topped lists in a recent report
on return-on-investment for students and taxpayers at public universities and colleges
in Tennessee, with five additional College of Engineering programs making the top
25.
When the Beacon Center of Tennessee examined 263 bachelor’s degree programs and the debt-to-earnings ratio of their graduates, Tech’s electrical engineering program topped the list as the highest return-on-investment for four-year programs. The other college programs on the list included chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, civil engineering and engineering technology.
The report looked at how well the state’s public colleges and universities serve students and taxpayers using data available from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard, which tracks student loan debt and postgraduation earnings of recent college graduates. Programs with the highest annual earnings compared to the debt taken on by students in individual programs scored the highest return on investment.
Because the College Scorecard data presents program-level specifics, it “provides more precise information on which degrees and areas of study at public universities provide a good value for students,” the report said.
Beacon Center is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, and independent organization that provides data on public policy issues in Tennessee. View the full report at their website.
Read about other Tennessee Tech programs topping the list in the university’s news story here.
