2024 Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in general education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #75 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 46 bachelor's degrees in general education during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general education students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general education students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for general education to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general education related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general education students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

 

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Education in Tennessee

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for general education students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Tennessee Schools for a Bachelor's in Education

1

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

10 Annual Graduates

Vanderbilt University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general education. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville.More information about a bachelor’s in general education from Vanderbilt University

2

Tusculum University
Greeneville, TN

18 Annual Graduates

$28,754 Median Starting Salary

$25,832 Median Student Debt

It is difficult to beat Tusculum University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in general education. Tusculum is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Greeneville.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the education program report average early career earnings of $28,754.

More information about a bachelor’s in general education from Tusculum University

 

Best General Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	225	212
Georgia	224	10
North Carolina	213	82
Virginia	213	22
South Carolina	195	55
Kentucky	187	8
Louisiana	171	20
Mississippi	169	21
Arkansas	167	82
West Virginia	147	45

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Rankings in Majors Related to Education

One of 14 majors within the Education area of study, General Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Education Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Education	46

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific	1,071
Special Education	208
Teacher Education Subject Specific	185
Other Education	20
Educational Administration	14
Teaching English or French	6

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO. More about our data sources and methodologies.