by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Tennessee” ranking.
With 556,813 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, liberal arts / sciences and humanities is the 3rd most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,337 and had an average of $17,430 in loans still to pay off.
Across Tennessee, there were 10,645 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,220 and $16,927 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 654 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,466 and $26,819 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Tennessee” ranking, we looked at 25 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their liberal arts / sciences and humanities program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Tennessee”.
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Fisk University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lee University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Tennessee list. This small school is located in Cleveland, Tennessee, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Martin Methodist College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Tennessee. Martin Methodist College is located in Pulaski, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Tennessee 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 107 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Middle Tennessee State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Tennessee. Located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 144 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.
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East Tennessee State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Tennessee list. Johnson City, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 98 students in 2020-2021.
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Cumberland University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Tennessee list. CU is located in Lebanon, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.
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Union University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Tennessee ranking. This small school is located in Jackson, Tennessee, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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University of Memphis came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Tennessee ranking. University of Memphis is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 90 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.
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Belmont University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Tennessee list. Belmont University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 31 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #11, Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Tennessee list. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 18 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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Milligan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #12. Milligan is a small school located in Milligan College, Tennessee that handed out 4 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.
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With a ranking of #13, Tennessee Technological University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Tennessee list. This medium-sized school is located in Cookeville, Tennessee, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Tennessee Wesleyan University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Tennessee ranking. This small school is located in Athens, Tennessee, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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Bryan College - Dayton ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Tennessee list. This small school is located in Dayton, Tennessee, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #16. This fairly large school is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
Christian Brothers University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #17. Christian Brothers University is a small school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 3 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lincoln Memorial University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Tennessee list. Harrogate, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #19, Lipscomb University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Tennessee list. Lipscomb is a small school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 4 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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Carson - Newman University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Tennessee list. Carson - Newman University is located in Jefferson City, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Trevecca Nazarene University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Tennessee ranking. TNU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 7 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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Welch College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Tennessee list. Located in Gallatin, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Welch College Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report
Le Moyne - Owen College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Tennessee list. This small school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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Bethel University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Tennessee ranking. Bethel is a small private not-for-profit school situated in McKenzie, Tennessee. It awarded 26 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Tennessee list. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a public institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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