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Tennessee Tech produces practical, ready-to-work graduates from a broad range of academic disciplines prepared to compete in a technologically driven world.

With a comprehensive enrollment of around 10,000 students, Tennessee Tech's College of Graduate Studies offers graduate degrees from the master's to the doctoral level, including a specialist in education degree.


Why study at graduate level at Tennessee Tech?

  • Beautiful 267-acre campus in affordable college town of Cookeville, Tennessee
  • Master’s degrees offered in 26 majors and concentrations
  • STEM designated Master of Science programs
  • Outstanding computing and engineering facilities
  • Highest starting salary for grads among public universities in Tennessee
  • #1 Best Value University in Tennessee
  • AACSB accredited business school
  • ABET accredited engineering programs
Key facts

Location

  • Cookeville, Tennessee

Closest international airport

  • Nashville International Airport

University type

  • Public research university

Founded

  • 1915

Enrollment

  • 10,511, including 1,324 graduate students

Student / teacher ratio

  • 17 : 1

Rankings

  • #1 Best Value University in Tennessee
  • #4 ranked public university in Tennessee 
  • Ranked #140 in Best Public National University
  • Ranked #277 in Best National University

Start dates

  • Fall and Spring

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Academics

Tennessee Tech’s Graduate College offers a range of customized graduate degrees in sought-after fields, including STEM-designated degrees in Engineering and Science. You will have the support of one-on-one advisors and caring, professional faculty.

Hands on learning and research will enhance your employability upon graduation: Tech graduates currently have the highest early career salaries of any public university graduates in Tennessee.

Here are a list of the master’s degrees delivered on-campus at Tennessee Tech. Master’s degrees are typically 30-33 credit hours and can normally be completed in 1.5 - 2 years.

Counseling and Psychology

Concentrations:

  • Clinical Mental Health Counseling
  • Psychology
  • School Counseling
  • School Psychology

Curriculum and Instruction

Concentrations:

  • Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Curriculum
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Elementary Education
  • Library Science
  • Literacy
  • Secondary Education
  • Special Education
  • STEM Education

English

Concentrations:

  • Creative Writing
  • Literature
  • Professional and Technical Communication

Business Administration

(STEM designated programs)

  • Biology
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering

Concentrations:

  • Environmental Informatics
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Sustainability

Career outcomes

Tennessee Tech is ranked #1 among Tennessee universities for stimulating the economic mobility of its graduates.

Based on total cost and alumni wage earnings, Tech provides students with the highest return on investment for any public university in Tennessee and ranks third overall among both private and public universities.


Life on campus

Tennessee Tech’s leafy 267-acre campus enjoys a semi-rural setting in the charming college town of Cookeville, just over an hour’s drive the state capital, Nashville.

Facilities on-campus include the library, tutoring services, careers services, and counseling center, as well as a main cafeteria and other dining options.

Students have access to the university Fitness Center which features basketball courts, a climbing wall, a pool, a track, saunas, weight room, golf room, cardiovascular area as well as group fitness classes.

This university is located within an hour of many lakes, state parks and areas of natural beauty.

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