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2023 Best Value General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$40,164 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,282 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

General Education is the #26 most popular major in Tennessee with 605 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

Check out the education bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in General Education

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Vanderbilt University the best value school in Tennessee for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Vanderbilt undergraduate students pay an average of $56,966 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Vanderbilt also took the #1 spot in our Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee rankings.

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#2

Maryville College

Maryville, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Maryville College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Maryville College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Maryville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Maryville College are $37,016 a year.

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#3

Tusculum University

Greeneville, TN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Tusculum University is a great value for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Greeneville, Tusculum is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Tusculum undergraduate students pay an average of $26,510 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Education majors at Tusculum take out an average of $31,211 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Best Value General Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 117
Virginia 918
North Carolina 255
Florida 622
Kentucky 95
South Carolina 352
Louisiana 116
Arkansas 133
Alabama 115
Mississippi 407
West Virginia 301

General Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 KOKUYO.

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