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2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
152 Degrees Awarded
$11,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Economics Schools for a Bachelor's in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 General Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Economics is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 31,150 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Tennessee, there were 175 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 152 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general economics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general economics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general economics 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 General Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Economics (Income $0-$30k) in Tennessee

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our tennessee bachelor’s degree general economics students whose families make $0-$30k list, UT Knoxville has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. It costs about $10,224 for tennessee bachelor’s degree general economics students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UT Knoxville.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Read more about General Economics at UT Knoxville

#2

Rhodes College

Memphis, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rhodes College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k. Rhodes College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our tennessee bachelor’s degree general economics students whose families make $0-$30k list, Rhodes College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Rhodes College is $16,870 for tennessee bachelor’s degree general economics students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Rhodes College General Economics Report

#3

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Middle Tennessee State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k. Murfreesboro, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general economics degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our tennessee bachelor’s degree general economics students whose families make $0-$30k list, Middle Tennessee State University has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Middle Tennessee State University is $8,919 for tennessee bachelor’s degree general economics students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, this fairly large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general economics students in 2019-2020.

UT Chattanooga also made our “Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is $8,108 for Tennessee Bachelor’s Degree General Economics students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general economics students in 2019-2020.

UofM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Memphis is $10,256 for tennessee bachelor’s degree general economics students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full UofM General Economics Report

#6

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee
#7 in overall quality

East Tennessee State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Johnson City, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general economics degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

ETSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. The yearly cost to attend East Tennessee State University is $10,632 for Tennessee Bachelor’s Degree General Economics students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full ETSU General Economics Report

#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Sewanee - The University of the South did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Sewanee, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 62 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general economics students in 2019-2020.

Sewanee not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. It costs about $17,277 for tennessee bachelor’s degree general economics students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Sewanee.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Sewanee - The University of the South General Economics 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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