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2023 Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

17 Colleges
$14,543 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,195 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Doctor's 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Tennessee to see which doctor's degree 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.

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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Tennessee. Located in the city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Chattanooga are $10,474 per year.

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#2

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Adventist University is a great value for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Collegedale, Southern Adventist is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Southern Adventist graduate students pay an average of $11,880 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Carson - Newman University

Jefferson City, TN

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Carson - Newman University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Tennessee. Located in the suburb of Jefferson City, Carson - Newman is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Carson - Newman are $9,632 per year.

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#4

Freed-Hardeman University

Henderson, TN

Out of the 17 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Freed-Hardeman University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Henderson, FHU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at FHU are $10,980 a year.

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#5

Union University

Jackson, TN

Out of the 17 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Union University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Jackson, Union is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Union graduate students pay an average of $11,666 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Middle Tennessee State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Middle Tennessee State University are $10,818 per year.

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Tennessee Technological University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Tennessee Tech University are $11,762 a year.

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Trevecca Nazarene University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. TNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at TNU are $11,585 per year.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UT Knoxville graduate students pay an average of $13,380 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UT Knoxville also made our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list, coming in at #5.

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#10

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

University of Memphis came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Memphis.

UofM graduate students pay an average of $10,908 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Education Schools 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 17 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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