2021 Best Affordable Colleges in Tennessee for Students from Norway

When pursuing a degree in today's world, international students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Value Colleges for Norwegian Students in Tennessee ranking - to help you make that decision.

We analyzed 2 colleges and universities across Tennessee to determine which were the best for Norwegian students in Tennessee. Our ranking is based on several objective factors, including the school's overall value and the total number of international students at the school. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another.

Learn more about our ranking methodology.

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Top Value Colleges in Tennessee for Students from Norway

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN

$28,264 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

2.3% International Students

Middle Tennessee State University tops this year’s ranking as the best value school for Norwegian students in Tennessee. Middle Tennessee State University is a large public school situated in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. It awarded 3,926 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 2.3% are international. Students from as far away as Saudi Arabia, China, and India come to Middle Tennessee State University to study. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at Middle Tennessee State University runs, on average, about $28,264. Graduate students pay around $27,432 a year in average tuition and fees.

Full Middle Tennessee State University Report

2

Carson - Newman University
Jefferson City, TN

$31,320 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

3.1% International Students

Out of the 2 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Carson - Newman University landed the #2 spot on the list. Jefferson City, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 341 students in 2020-2021.

Around 3.1% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Carson - Newman come from such countries as Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, and South Korea. International students at Carson - Newman can expect to pay, on average, about $31,320 a year to attend the school. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $9,632 per year.

Full Carson - Newman University Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 2 schools only.

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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.