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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education in Tennessee (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
75 Degrees Awarded
$15,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master's in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Teacher Education is the 110th most popular major in the country with 8,205 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Tennessee, there were 364 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 75 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in teacher education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great teacher education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the teacher education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education in Tennessee (With Aid)

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Martin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid list. The University of Tennessee - Martin is located in Martin, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 masters’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Martin, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Teacher 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 UT Martin are $16,656.

Read more about Teacher Education at UT Martin

#2

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Tennessee State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid. Johnson City, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s teacher education degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ETSU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ETSU are $25,679, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Johnson University

Knoxville, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johnson University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s teacher education degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Johnson University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Teacher 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 Johnson University are $12,070.

Full Johnson University Teacher Education Report

#4

Christian Brothers University

Memphis, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Christian Brothers University landed the #4 spot on the list. Christian Brothers University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Christian Brothers did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Teacher 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 are $13,547.

Read more about Teacher Education at Christian Brothers University

#5

Carson - Newman University

Jefferson City, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carson - Newman University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid list. Carson - Newman is a small school located in Jefferson City, Tennessee that handed out 1 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Carson - Newman also made our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #0. 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 University Teacher Education Report

#6

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

Southern Adventist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Southern Adventist is a small school located in Collegedale, Tennessee that handed out 3 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Adventist did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Adventist are $11,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Southern Adventist University Teacher Education Report

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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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