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2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
272 Degrees Awarded
$13,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Education Schools for a Master's in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Education is the 35th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,138 and had an average of $29,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across Tennessee, there were 631 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,940 and $25,412 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 272 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in general education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education in Tennessee (With Aid)

#1

Christian Brothers University

Memphis, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Christian Brothers University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

Christian Brothers not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Christian Brothers University are $13,547.

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#2

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, Tennessee

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Peay State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Austin Peay State University is a fairly large school located in Clarksville, Tennessee that handed out 38 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Peay State University also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Austin Peay State University are $14,669, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Bethel University

McKenzie, Tennessee

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethel University landed the #3 spot on the list. McKenzie, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

Bethel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bethel are $11,382, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 29 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Tusculum University

Greeneville, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tusculum University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Greeneville, Tennessee, and it awarded 73 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our tennessee master’s degree education students with aid list, Tusculum has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tusculum are $7,200, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Milligan University

Milligan College, Tennessee

Milligan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Milligan College, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

Milligan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Milligan University are $9,555, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Milligan University General Education Report

#7

Union University

Jackson, Tennessee

Union University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid ranking. Union University is located in Jackson, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

Union also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Union are $10,671.

Full Union University General Education Report

#8

Cumberland University

Lebanon, Tennessee

With a ranking of #8, Cumberland University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Lebanon, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s education students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CU are $7,020.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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