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2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in Tennessee

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$13,380 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$69,304 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science School for You

In 2020-2021, 11 degrees and certificates were awarded to information science students who went to a Tennessee college or university. This makes it the #200 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Information Science Schools in Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Tennessee to see which programs offered the best value experiences for IS students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in Tennessee

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Information Science Colleges.

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality in Information Science

$13,244 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Tennessee - Knoxville the best value school in Tennessee for information science students. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Knoxville are $13,244 a year.

UT Knoxville also made our Best Information Science Schools in Tennessee list, coming in at #4.

Full Information Science at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

$13,515 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Tennessee landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Memphis, Strayer University - Tennessee is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Strayer University - Tennessee are $13,515 a year. IS majors at Strayer University - Tennessee take out an average of $51,351 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Best Value Information Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Information Science Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 413
Virginia 532
North Carolina 224
Florida 404
Kentucky 106
South Carolina 117
Louisiana 126
Arkansas 71
Alabama 76
Mississippi 1
West Virginia 60

One of 10 majors within the area of study, information science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The Opte Project.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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