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2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee

9 Ranked Colleges
123 Degrees Awarded
$21,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master's in Tennessee

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General Special Education is the 41st most popular major in the country with 22,244 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Tennessee, there were 324 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 123 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general special education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general special education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general special 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 Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education in Tennessee

#1

Freed-Hardeman University

Henderson, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Freed-Hardeman University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee. Freed-Hardeman University is a small school located in Henderson, Tennessee that handed out 12 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

FHU also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Special 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 FHU are $10,980.

Read more about General Special Education at Freed-Hardeman University

#2

Carson - Newman University

Jefferson City, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carson - Newman University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee. Located in Jefferson City, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carson - Newman, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Special 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 Carson - Newman are $9,587.

Full Carson - Newman General Special Education Report

#3

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, East Tennessee State University landed the #3 spot on the list. East Tennessee State University is located in Johnson City, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ETSU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ETSU are $25,679, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Special Education at East Tennessee State University

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee. Located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, this fairly large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2019-2020.

UT Chattanooga did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Special 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 UT Chattanooga are $18,334.

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#5

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Lipscomb University landed the #5 spot on the list. Lipscomb is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.

Lipscomb did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lipscomb are $18,000, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Lipscomb General Special Education Report

#6

Christian Brothers University

Memphis, Tennessee
#8 in overall quality

Christian Brothers University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s teaching students with disabilities students in 2019-2020.

Christian Brothers not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Special 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.

Read more about General Special Education at Christian Brothers

#7

Tennessee State University

Nashville, Tennessee
#9 in overall quality

Tennessee State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tennessee State University, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best General Special 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 Tennessee State University are $20,860.

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#8

Lincoln Memorial University

Harrogate, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality

Lincoln Memorial University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee ranking. LMU is located in Harrogate, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to qualified students.

LMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Special 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 Lincoln Memorial University are $21,155.

Full LMU General Special Education Report

#9

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality

Vanderbilt University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #9. This fairly large school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 53 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt are $50,624, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Special Education at Vanderbilt

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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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