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2023 Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$17,974 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,715 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

History is the #31 most popular major in Tennessee with 555 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for history 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for history majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in History

#1

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Austin Peay State University the best value school in Tennessee for history students working on their master’s degree. Austin Peay State University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Clarksville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Austin Peay State University are $9,841 per year.

Full History at Austin Peay State University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a great value for history students working on their master’s degree. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Knoxville are $13,380 per year.

UT Knoxville did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.

Full History at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Middle Tennessee State University is a great value for history students working on their master’s degree. Middle Tennessee State University is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro.

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

Read full report on History at Middle Tennessee State University

#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Memphis is a great value for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofM are $10,908 per year.

Read full report on History at University of Memphis

Out of the 6 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, East Tennessee State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

ETSU graduate students pay an average of $10,736 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on History at East Tennessee State University

#6

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

Vanderbilt graduate students pay an average of $52,162 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Vanderbilt also took the #1 spot in our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee rankings.

Read full report on History at Vanderbilt University

Best Value History Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 679
Virginia 1,500
North Carolina 1,063
Florida 887
Kentucky 366
South Carolina 423
Louisiana 426
Arkansas 246
Alabama 505
Mississippi 232
West Virginia 539

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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