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2023 Best Value General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$40,164 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,282 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

General Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Tennessee. With 605 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for education 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.

2023 Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

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

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in General Education

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Our analysis found Vanderbilt University to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Tennessee. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Vanderbilt undergraduate students pay an average of $56,966 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Vanderbilt is ranked #1 for overall quality for education in Tennessee.

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#2

Maryville College

Maryville, TN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Maryville College is a great value for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Maryville College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Maryville.

Maryville College undergraduate students pay an average of $37,016 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Tusculum University

Greeneville, TN

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Tusculum University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in Tennessee. Located in the town of Greeneville, Tusculum is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tusculum are $26,510 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, education majors at Tusculum accumulate an average of around $31,211 in student debt.

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Best Value General Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 95
North Carolina 255
Florida 622
Georgia 117
Virginia 918
West Virginia 301
South Carolina 352
Arkansas 133
Louisiana 116
Mississippi 407
Alabama 115

General Education is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Education Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Education 29,810

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 KOKUYO.

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