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

6 Ranked Colleges
172 Degrees Awarded
$24,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master's in Tennessee

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Tennessee

#1

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 #1 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee list. This large school is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and it awarded 34 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

Middle Tennessee State University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Middle Tennessee State University are $26,172, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee list. Tennessee State University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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. This fairly large school is located in Cookeville, Tennessee, and it awarded 31 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

Tennessee Tech University also made our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 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 Tennessee Technological University are $20,498.

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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. Memphis, 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 17 students in 2019-2020.

UofM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofM are $14,202, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Austin Peay State University

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

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Peay State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Austin Peay State University is a fairly large public school situated in Clarksville, Tennessee. It awarded 36 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Peay State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Austin Peay State University are $14,669, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Vanderbilt University

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

Vanderbilt University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee list. Vanderbilt University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

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 are $50,624, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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