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2023 Most Popular General Education Schools in Tennessee

28 Colleges
$45,179 Avg Salary
$20,150 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education 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.

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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular General Education Schools in Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in Tennessee to see which programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a .

#1

Tusculum University

Greeneville, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Tusculum University the most popular school in Tennessee for general education students. Located in the distant town of Greeneville, Tusculum is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Education majors at Tusculum take out an average of $34,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Austin Peay State University is a great place for general education students. Located in the midsize city of Clarksville, Austin Peay State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 28 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Motlow State Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Tullahoma, Motlow is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Union University

Jackson, TN

The excellent programs at Union University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Tennessee. Located in the small city of Jackson, Union is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 28 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Columbia State Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. Columbia State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Columbia.

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#6

Cumberland University

Lebanon, TN

Cumberland University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general education students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the fringe town of Lebanon, CU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Roane State Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. Located in the distant town of Harriman, Roane State Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Pellissippi State Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. Pellissippi State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Knoxville.

While working on their degree, education majors at Pellissippi State Community College accumulate an average of around $6,300 in student debt.

Read full report on General Education at Pellissippi State Community College

Volunteer State Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the suburb of Gallatin, VSCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best General Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Education Schools 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 25 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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