We are committed to providing students with a very high-quality education at an affordable cost, said Phil Oldham, Tech s president. Rankings such as this demonstrate that we are successfully fulfilling this commitment.
Nine schools, both public and private, from Tennessee made the rankings. Only Vanderbilt University and Rhodes College were ranked higher in the state. Tech is ranked #18 among public colleges in the South, and #40 overall in the South.
Data in the rankings shows that Tech has the second highest early career earnings for graduates, and has the second lowest estimated price for 2017-2018.
The magazine says it s tough to beat the value of a Tennessee Tech degree. While not well known outside of Tennessee, within the state this public school has a reputation for offering a high-quality education equivalent to many private institutions.
More than 700 colleges across the country that met MONEY s criteria were ranked based on education quality, affordability and how students did after graduation. Tech s overall ranking is #296.
Other notable schools in Tennessee include the University of Tennessee Knoxville (#362) and Belmont University (#691).
MONEY drew on the research and advice of dozens of the nation s top experts on education quality, financing and value to develop this new analysis of more than 2,400 colleges and universities. A total of 711 of the nation s best-performing colleges made up the magazine s final list. Schools were ranked based on 27 factors in three categories: quality of education, affordability and outcomes. A detailed methodology for the rankings is at http://time.com/money/4846386/how-money-ranks-best-colleges-2017/.
Tennessee Tech, with an enrollment of more than 10,000 students, offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees across nine schools and colleges: Agriculture and Human Ecology, Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Graduate Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies, and Nursing. It is no stranger to top rankings, receiving high marks from U.S. News & World Report, the Brookings Institute, the Princeton Review, Washington Monthly, and Payscale.com.