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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$10,800 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,931 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, liberal arts general studies was the most popular one in Tennessee. In total, 10,186 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Tennessee.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies 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 liberal arts 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 Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Liberal Arts General Studies

Our 2023 rankings named Middle Tennessee State University the best value school in Tennessee for liberal arts general studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the 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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The excellent master’s degree programs at Tennessee Technological University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts general studies schools in Tennessee. Located in the town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tennessee Tech University are $11,762 per year.

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#3

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tennessee State University are $10,732 per year.

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#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. UofM is a very large public school located in the city of Memphis.

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

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Memphis Report

#5

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Peay State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Clarksville, Austin Peay State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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East Tennessee State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree liberal arts general studies programs. ETSU is a large public school located in the small city of Johnson City.

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

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Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 7,724
Virginia 9,302
North Carolina 18,234
Florida 64,444
Kentucky 6,493
South Carolina 4,243
Louisiana 2,864
Arkansas 5,205
Alabama 5,890
Mississippi 5,696
West Virginia 3,558

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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