2023 Best Value General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in General Education
Our analysis found Vanderbilt University to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Tennessee. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Vanderbilt are $56,966 a year.
Vanderbilt also took the #1 spot in our Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maryville College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Maryville College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Maryville.
Maryville College undergraduate students pay an average of $37,016 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 3 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Tusculum University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Greeneville, Tusculum is a private not-for-profit school 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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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 |
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General Education Related Majors for Education
General Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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).
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