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2023 Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$21,986 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,224 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, education students earned 5,194 degrees and certificates from a Tennessee school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Education Associate 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 associate degree programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Education

#1

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN

Our analysis found Southern Adventist University to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a associate degree in Tennessee. Located in the large suburb of Collegedale, Southern Adventist is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southern Adventist are $23,210 a year.

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#2

South College

Knoxville, TN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means South College is a great value for education students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, South College is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South College are $17,335 a year.

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#3

Cumberland University

Lebanon, TN

The excellent associate degree programs at Cumberland University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Tennessee. Located in the fringe town of Lebanon, CU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CU are $25,412 a year.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 7,730
West Virginia 1,515
Florida 10,069
Virginia 9,522
Arkansas 4,954
Mississippi 4,219
South Carolina 3,980
Louisiana 2,977
Alabama 5,059
Kentucky 5,329
Georgia 9,722

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

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 Horadrim.

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