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2023 Best Value International Studies Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$11,238 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,266 Avg Salary

Finding the Best International Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 57 degrees and certificates were awarded to international studies students who went to a Tennessee college or university. This makes it the #131 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 International Studies Schools in Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Tennessee to see which programs offered the best value experiences for international studies 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value International Studies Schools in Tennessee

Check out the international studies programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality in International Studies

$9,232 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Middle Tennessee State University the best value school in Tennessee for international studies students. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Murfreesboro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Middle Tennessee State University are $9,232 a year. International Studies majors at Middle Tennessee State University take out an average of $18,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full International Studies at Middle Tennessee State University Report

$13,244 Average Tuition & Fees

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

UT Knoxville undergraduate students pay an average of $13,244 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UT Knoxville not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best International Studies Schools in Tennessee list.

Full International Studies at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

Best Value International Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value International Studies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 47
Virginia 102
North Carolina 267
Florida 323
Kentucky 76
South Carolina 49
Louisiana 30
Arkansas 28
Alabama 22
Mississippi 6
West Virginia 236

International Studies is one of 44 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 34,975
Biological & Physical Science 30,075
Interdisciplinary Studies 9,074
Nutrition Science 5,330
Behavioral Science 4,169

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 Yerpo.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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