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2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k

10 Ranked Colleges
123 Degrees Awarded
$20,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master's in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Special Education is the 41st most popular major in the country with 22,244 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Tennessee, there were 324 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 123 general special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in general special education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general special education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general special education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Special Education (Income $30-$48k) in Tennessee

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 53 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt also made our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #1. 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 University General Special Education Report

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is a public institution located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Chattanooga also made our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga are $18,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Special Education at UT Chattanooga

#3

Christian Brothers University

Memphis, Tennessee
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Christian Brothers University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Christian Brothers not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Special 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 Christian Brothers University are $13,547.

Full Christian Brothers University General Special Education Report

#4

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, East Tennessee State University landed the #4 spot on the list. ETSU is a fairly large school located in Johnson City, Tennessee that handed out 11 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ETSU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ETSU are $25,679, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Freed-Hardeman University

Henderson, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Freed-Hardeman University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k list. FHU is a small school located in Henderson, Tennessee that handed out 12 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

FHU also made our “Best General Special Education 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 Freed-Hardeman University are $10,980.

Full FHU General Special Education Report

#6

Lincoln Memorial University

Harrogate, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Lincoln Memorial University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k list. Harrogate, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

LMU also made our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at LMU are $21,155, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Special Education at Lincoln Memorial University

#7

Lee University

Cleveland, Tennessee

Lee University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Cleveland, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Lee University also took the #0 spot in our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lee University are $14,330, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Tennessee State University

Nashville, Tennessee
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 3 masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tennessee State University, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tennessee State University are $20,860, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9

Carson - Newman University

Jefferson City, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality

Carson - Newman University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #9. Jefferson City, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Carson - Newman did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Special 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 Carson - Newman University are $9,587.

Full Carson - Newman General Special Education Report

#10

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

Lipscomb University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Students with Disabilities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s teaching students with disabilities degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

Lipscomb also made our “Best General Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lipscomb are $18,000, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

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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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