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2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
172 Degrees Awarded
$24,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master's in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 559,661 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $26,786 and had an average of $16,538 in loans still to pay off.

Across Tennessee, there were 10,620 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 172 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 liberal arts / sciences and humanities program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee master’s degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Tennessee (With Aid)

#1

Tennessee State University

Nashville, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality
$20,860 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2019-2020.

Tennessee State University also made our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tennessee State University are $20,860, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality
$26,172 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Tennessee State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid list. Murfreesboro, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.

Middle Tennessee State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Middle Tennessee State University are $26,172, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality
$20,498 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tennessee Technological University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid. Located in Cookeville, Tennessee, this fairly large public school handed out 31 degrees to qualified masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2019-2020.

Tennessee Tech University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tennessee Technological University are $20,498, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality
$14,202 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2019-2020.

UofM also took the #5 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofM are $14,202, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality
$50,624 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt also made our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt University are $50,624, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality
$14,669 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Austin Peay State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Clarksville, Tennessee, this fairly large public school awarded 36 degrees to qualified masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Austin Peay State University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 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 Austin Peay State University are $14,669.

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#7

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee
$25,679 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

East Tennessee State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid ranking. ETSU is a fairly large public school situated in Johnson City, Tennessee. It awarded 9 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ETSU, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 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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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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