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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $75-$110k) in Tennessee

3 Ranked Colleges
30 Degrees Awarded
$17,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Child development Schools for a Master's in Tennessee For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Child development Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Early Childhood Education is the 34th most popular major in the country with 31,017 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Tennessee, there were 227 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 30 early childhood education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in early childhood education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great early childhood education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the early childhood education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $75-$110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee master’s degree child development students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Early Childhood Education (Income $75-$110k) in Tennessee

#1

Christian Brothers University

Memphis, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Christian Brothers University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $75-$110k list. Christian Brothers University is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s child development degrees to qualified students.

Christian Brothers did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Christian Brothers are $13,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Christian Brothers Early Childhood Education Report

#2

Freed-Hardeman University

Henderson, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Freed-Hardeman University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $75-$110k list. This small school is located in Henderson, Tennessee, and it awarded 11 masters’s child development degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FHU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at FHU are $10,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Early Childhood Education at Freed-Hardeman University

#3

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Child development Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, East Tennessee State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Johnson City, Tennessee, this fairly large public school handed out 18 degrees to qualified masters’s child development students in 2019-2020.

ETSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Early Childhood Education Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ETSU are $25,679, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full ETSU Early Childhood Education Report

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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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