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Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

18 Colleges
$26,508 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,125 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 421 degrees and certificates were awarded to teacher education subject specific students who went to a Tennessee college or university. This makes it the #40 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for subject specific ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Middle Tennessee State University the best value school in Tennessee for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Middle Tennessee State University are $9,232 a year. Subject Specific Ed majors at Middle Tennessee State University take out an average of $30,076 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Out of the 18 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UT Chattanooga undergraduate students pay an average of $9,848 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

Out of the 18 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the # 3 spot on the list. UofM is a fairly 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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#4

Union University

Jackson, TN

Out of the 18 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Union University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Jackson, Union is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Union are $16,520 per year.

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#5

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Adventist University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the suburb of Collegedale, Southern Adventist is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern Adventist are $23,210 per year.

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#6

Lee University

Cleveland, TN

Lee University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Lee University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Cleveland.

Lee University undergraduate students pay an average of $20,500 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Bethel University

McKenzie, TN

With a ranking of #7, Bethel University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of McKenzie, Bethel is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bethel are $13,981 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Bethel is ranked #4 for overall quality for subject specific ed in Tennessee.

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#8

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

Lipscomb University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lipscomb are $35,752 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, subject specific ed majors at Lipscomb accumulate an average of around $28,018 in student debt.

Lipscomb excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.

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#9

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

With a ranking of #9, Belmont University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Belmont are $38,430 a year.

Belmont did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.

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#10

Cumberland University

Lebanon, TN

Cumberland University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the town of Lebanon, CU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CU are $25,412 per year.

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Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,327
Virginia 1,393
North Carolina 904
Florida 1,534
Kentucky 1,105
South Carolina 596
Louisiana 694
Arkansas 825
Alabama 722
Mississippi 616
West Virginia 309

Teacher Education Subject Specific 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
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 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 Aparajita Datta.

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