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2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee

5 Ranked Colleges
75 Degrees Awarded
$16,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master's in Tennessee

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 8,205 people earned their degree in teacher education, making the major the 110th most popular in the United States.

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” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in teacher education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent teacher education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the teacher 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee

The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee master’s degree teacher education students.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education in Tennessee

#1

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 #1 for the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s teacher education students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Johnson University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johnson University are $12,070, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Teacher Education at Johnson University

#2

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Adventist University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee. Collegedale, 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 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern Adventist, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Adventist University are $11,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Teacher Education at Southern Adventist University

#3

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Tennessee State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee list. ETSU is a fairly large public school situated in Johnson City, Tennessee. It awarded 18 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

ETSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ETSU are $25,679, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full ETSU Teacher Education Report

#4

Christian Brothers University

Memphis, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Christian Brothers University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 degrees to qualified masters’s teacher education students in 2019-2020.

Christian Brothers also made our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Christian Brothers University are $13,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Teacher Education at Christian Brothers

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Martin. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee list. Located in Martin, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 29 degrees to qualified masters’s teacher education students in 2019-2020.

UT Martin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Martin are $16,656, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UT Martin 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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