2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Tennessee
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Education 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value General Education Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Tennessee to see which programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
Top 10 Best General Education Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The University of Tennessee - Knoxville the best value school in Tennessee for general education students. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UT Knoxville undergraduate students pay an average of $13,244 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UT Knoxville did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best General Education Schools in Tennessee list.
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The excellent programs at Cumberland University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Tennessee. Located in the fringe town of Lebanon, CU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
CU undergraduate students pay an average of $25,412 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at Union University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Tennessee. Located in the small city of Jackson, Union is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Union undergraduate students pay an average of $16,520 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Memphis is a great value for general education students. UofM is a very large public school located in the large city of Memphis.
UofM undergraduate students pay an average of $10,056 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Christian Brothers University is a great value for general education students. Located in the city of Memphis, Christian Brothers is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Christian Brothers undergraduate students pay an average of $34,820 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tusculum University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the town of Greeneville, Tusculum is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tusculum are $26,510 per year. After completing their degree, education graduates from Tusculum carry an average student debtload of $34,000.
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With a ranking of #7, Milligan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students. Located in the suburb of Milligan College, Milligan is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Milligan are $36,140 per year.
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Austin Peay State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the city of Clarksville, Austin Peay State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Austin Peay State University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,431 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Bethel University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general education students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the distant town of McKenzie, Bethel is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bethel are $13,981 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Bethel also is in the top 15% of our Best General Education Schools in Tennessee ranking.
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With a ranking of #10, Vanderbilt University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Vanderbilt are $56,966 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Vanderbilt is ranked #1 for overall quality for education in Tennessee.
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| 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 11 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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