2026 Best Value Surveying Technology/Surveying Schools in Tennessee

[Surveying Technology/Surveying](/majors/engineering-technologies/engineering-related-technologies/surveying-technology-surveying/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for surveying technology/surveying students.
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2026 Best Value Surveying Technology/Surveying Schools in Tennessee
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the surveying technology/surveying degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Surveying Technology/Surveying Schools
East Tennessee State University tops our 2026 list of the best value surveying technology/surveying schools in Tennessee. Set in the city of Johnson City, East Tennessee State University is a large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $10,216, compared with $13,726 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $21,301 to complete the surveying technology/surveying program here. Early-career surveying technology/surveying graduates make about $45,444. Set against $21,301 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 86%.
Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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