by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Tennessee for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 366,996 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, liberal arts is the 2nd most popular major in the United States.
Across Tennessee, there were 8,591 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 $56,060 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Tennessee for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in liberal arts.
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The liberal studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Tennessee for a Master’s”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Tennessee for a Master’s”.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Tennessee for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Memphis is a large public school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 13 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Tennessee State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Tennessee for a Master’s list. Middle Tennessee State University is a public institution located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Tennessee for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the #3 spot on the list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s liberal studies degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Tennessee State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Liberal Studies Major in Tennessee for a Master’s. 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 5 students in 2020-2021.
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