2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2019-2020, 29,936 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States. 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” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in general education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee.
Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education in Tennessee
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Cumberland University landed the #1 spot on the list. Cumberland University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lebanon, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
CU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cumberland University are $7,020, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee list. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 29 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Knoxville also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Union University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee list. Located in Jackson, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 26 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2019-2020.
Union did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Union are $10,671, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tusculum University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee list. Tusculum University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greeneville, Tennessee. It awarded 73 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tusculum, the school also landed the #6 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 Tusculum University are $7,200.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Milligan University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee list. Milligan University is a small school located in Milligan College, Tennessee that handed out 22 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.
Milligan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 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 Milligan University are $9,555.
Christian Brothers University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee list. Christian Brothers University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Christian Brothers University are $13,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Austin Peay State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee ranking. Located in Clarksville, Tennessee, this fairly large public school handed out 38 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2019-2020.
Austin Peay State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Austin Peay State University are $14,669, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Bethel University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in McKenzie, Tennessee, and it awarded 26 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.
Bethel also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. 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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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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