by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Education Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s” 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 46 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,466 and $26,819 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Education Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in general education. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general education.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee bachelor’s degree education students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tusculum University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Education Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s. Tusculum is a small school located in Greeneville, Tennessee that handed out 18 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rhodes College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Education Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Le Moyne - Owen College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Education Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s. Le Moyne - Owen College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 2 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Education Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Maryville College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Maryville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.
Cumberland University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s ranking. Lebanon, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
Carson - Newman University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s ranking. Carson - Newman is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jefferson City, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.
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Christian Brothers University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.
Welch College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Welch is located in Gallatin, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.
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.
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