2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in Tennessee

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 365,980 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, liberal arts is the 2nd most popular major in the United States.

Across Tennessee, there were 8,909 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 33 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great liberal arts 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 liberal arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in Tennessee

#1

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$26,172 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Tennessee State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee list. Murfreesboro, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s liberal studies degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Middle Tennessee State University also made our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Middle Tennessee State University are $26,172, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Middle Tennessee State University Liberal Arts Report

#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

#3 in overall quality

$14,202 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee. UofM is a large school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 4 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UofM also made our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Memphis are $14,202.

Read more about Liberal Arts at University of Memphis

#3

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee

#4 in overall quality

$25,679 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Tennessee State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies 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 liberal studies degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

ETSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Liberal Arts 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.

Read full report on Liberal Arts at ETSU

#4

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$50,624 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee list. Vanderbilt University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.

Vanderbilt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Liberal Arts 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 University are $50,624.

Full Vanderbilt Liberal Arts 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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