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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature in Tennessee

9 Ranked Colleges
73 Degrees Awarded
$24,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value English Schools for a Master's in Tennessee

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 English Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General English Literature is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 41,945 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general English literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,525 and had an average of $23,628 in loans still to pay off.

Across Tennessee, there were 818 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,456 and $20,926 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 73 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in general English literature. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general English literature programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general English literature program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature in Tennessee

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 13 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 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 #2 for the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee. UT Chattanooga is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s English degrees to qualified students.

UT Chattanooga also made our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga are $18,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UT Chattanooga General English Literature Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sewanee - The University of the South. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee list. Sewanee is a small school located in Sewanee, Tennessee that handed out 7 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

Sewanee also took the #2 spot in our “Best General English Literature 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 Sewanee - The University of the South are $18,243.

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#3

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee
#7 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 English Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee list. Johnson City, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

ETSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General English Literature 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 East Tennessee State University are $25,679.

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#5

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the #5 spot on the list. UofM is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s English degrees to qualified students.

UofM also made our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Memphis are $14,202, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Memphis General English Literature Report

#6

Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville, Tennessee
#8 in overall quality

Tennessee Technological University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee ranking. This fairly large school is located in Cookeville, Tennessee, and it awarded 5 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

Tennessee Tech University also took the #8 spot in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tennessee Technological University are $20,498, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Belmont University

Nashville, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

Belmont University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s English students in 2019-2020.

Belmont not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Belmont University are $24,260, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, Tennessee
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Austin Peay State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee list. Located in Clarksville, Tennessee, this fairly large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s English students in 2019-2020.

Austin Peay State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Austin Peay State University are $14,669, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality

Vanderbilt University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee list. Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s English degrees to qualified students.

Vanderbilt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General English Literature 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 Vanderbilt are $50,624.

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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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