2023 Best General History Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Tennessee

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville, Tennessee

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 Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for General History for a Master’s. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 4 masters’s general history degrees in 2020-2021.

UT Knoxville also made our “Best General History Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #2.Of the 30,559 students enrolled at UT Knoxville, 1,122 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 739 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,650. To help with additional expenses, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Tennessee State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for General History for a Master’s list. Located in Johnson City, Tennessee, this fairly large public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified masters’s general history students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ETSU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General History Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking.According to our most recent data, ETSU supports 13,713 students, and 6 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,115. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. ETSU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Tennessee State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for General History for a Master’s list. Murfreesboro, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general history degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

Middle Tennessee State University also took the #5 spot in our “Best General History Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,284 of the 22,080 students enrolled at Middle Tennessee State University were GI Bill® students, of which 799 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,132. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Middle Tennessee State University]](/colleges/middle-tennessee-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, Tennessee

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for General History for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Peay State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Austin Peay State University is located in Clarksville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s general history degrees to qualified students.

Austin Peay State University also made our “Best General History Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #6.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 10,272 students enrolled at Austin Peay State University were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Austin Peay State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Austin Peay State University Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for General History for a Master’s list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s general history students in 2020-2021.

UofM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General History Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list.Of the 22,205 students enrolled at UofM, 766 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 446 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,772. On top of their other funding sources, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UofM does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UofM]](/colleges/university-of-memphis/student-life/veterans/)

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee

Vanderbilt University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for General History for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Vanderbilt University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 4 masters’s general history degrees in 2020-2021.

Vanderbilt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General History Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list.Of the 13,537 students enrolled at Vanderbilt, 13 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,769. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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