2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee

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In 2019-2020, 8,442 people earned their degree in general multi-/interdisciplinary studies, making the major the 120th most popular in the United States.

Across Tennessee, there were 331 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 285 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general multi-/interdisciplinary studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general multi-/interdisciplinary studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general multi-/interdisciplinary studies 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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Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee

The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee bachelor’s degree individualized major students.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies in Tennessee

#1

The University of Tennessee - Martin

Martin, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$10,955 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Martin landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Martin, Tennessee, and it awarded 147 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Martin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. The yearly cost to attend The University of Tennessee - Martin is $10,955 for Tennessee Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students.

Full The University of Tennessee - Martin General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report

#2

The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

Chattanooga, Tennessee

#3 in overall quality

$12,952 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #2 spot on the list. Chattanooga, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s individualized major degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

UT Chattanooga also made our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend UT Chattanooga is $12,952 for tennessee bachelor’s degree individualized major students.

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#3

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$24,749 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Lipscomb University landed the #3 spot on the list. Lipscomb University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lipscomb, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lipscomb is $24,749 for Tennessee Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

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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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