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2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
272 Degrees Awarded
$13,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Education Schools for a Master's in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 29,936 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 28th most popular in the United States.

Across Tennessee, there were 631 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 272 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education in Tennessee (With Aid)

#1

Christian Brothers University

Memphis, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Christian Brothers University landed the #1 spot on the list. Christian Brothers University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Christian Brothers also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Christian Brothers University are $13,547.

Full Christian Brothers General Education Report

#2

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Peay State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Clarksville, Tennessee, and it awarded 38 masters’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Peay State University also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Austin Peay State University are $14,669, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Education at Austin Peay State University

#3

Bethel University

McKenzie, Tennessee
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bethel University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid. Bethel is a private not-for-profit institution located in McKenzie, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Bethel also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bethel University are $11,382, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Education at Bethel

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 29 degrees to qualified masters’s general education students in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Tusculum University

Greeneville, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Tusculum University landed the #5 spot on the list. Greeneville, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general education degrees to 73 students in 2019-2020.

Tusculum did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tusculum are $7,200, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Tusculum University General Education Report

#6

Milligan University

Milligan College, Tennessee
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Milligan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid list. Milligan College, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general education degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

Milligan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Education 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 Milligan are $9,555.

Read full report on General Education at Milligan

#7

Union University

Jackson, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

Union University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Jackson, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 26 degrees to qualified masters’s general education students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Union, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Union University are $10,671, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Education at Union

#8

Cumberland University

Lebanon, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Cumberland University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid list. CU is a small school located in Lebanon, Tennessee that handed out 13 masters’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

CU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU are $7,020, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Education at CU

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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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