by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Tennessee” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Education is the 41st most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,719 and had an average of $23,394 in loans still to pay off.
Across Tennessee, there were 605 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,179 and $20,150 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 282 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,060 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Tennessee” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Tennessee”.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Tennessee”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tusculum University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Tennessee list. This small school is located in Greeneville, Tennessee, and it awarded 76 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Bryan College - Dayton landed the #2 spot on the list. Bryan College - Dayton is a small school located in Dayton, Tennessee that handed out 21 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Welch College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Tennessee. Welch is located in Gallatin, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Milligan University landed the #4 spot on the list. Milligan is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Milligan College, Tennessee. It awarded 18 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Union University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Tennessee list. This small school is located in Jackson, Tennessee, and it awarded 38 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Cumberland University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Tennessee ranking. Cumberland University is a small school located in Lebanon, Tennessee that handed out 19 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Bethel University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Tennessee ranking. Bethel is a small school located in McKenzie, Tennessee that handed out 21 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Christian Brothers University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Tennessee list. Christian Brothers is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 13 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Austin Peay State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Tennessee ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Clarksville, Tennessee, and it awarded 47 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #10, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Tennessee list. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 23 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Vanderbilt University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Tennessee ranking. This fairly large school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 1 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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