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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$26,508 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,125 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree School for You

Teacher Education Subject Specific is one of the most popular subjects to study in Tennessee. With 421 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Tennessee to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for subject specific ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

Check out the subject specific ed bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Middle Tennessee State University to be the best value school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Tennessee. Middle Tennessee State University is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro.

Middle Tennessee State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,232 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, subject specific ed majors at Middle Tennessee State University accumulate an average of around $30,076 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. UT Chattanooga is a large public school located in the midsize city of Chattanooga.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Chattanooga are $9,848 per year.

UT Chattanooga excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.

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#3

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UofM are $10,056 a year.

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#4

Union University

Jackson, TN

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Union University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education subject specific schools in Tennessee. Union is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jackson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Union are $16,520 a year.

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#5

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Adventist University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Southern Adventist is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Collegedale.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southern Adventist are $23,210 a year.

Southern Adventist also took the #4 spot in our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee rankings.

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#6

Lee University

Cleveland, TN

Lee University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the small city of Cleveland, Lee University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lee University are $20,500 a year.

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#7

Bethel University

McKenzie, TN

Bethel University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Bethel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of McKenzie.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bethel are $13,981 per year.

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#8

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

Lipscomb University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

Lipscomb undergraduate students pay an average of $35,752 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, subject specific ed graduates from Lipscomb carry an average student debtload of $28,018.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Lipscomb is ranked #3 for overall quality for subject specific ed in Tennessee.

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#9

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

Belmont University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Belmont is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

Belmont undergraduate students pay an average of $38,430 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Belmont not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.

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#10

Cumberland University

Lebanon, TN

Cumberland University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. CU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Lebanon.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CU are $25,412 a year.

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Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 1,105
North Carolina 904
Florida 1,534
Georgia 1,327
Virginia 1,393
West Virginia 309
South Carolina 596
Arkansas 825
Louisiana 694
Mississippi 616
Alabama 722

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, teacher education subject specific has other similar majors worth exploring.

Subject Specific Ed Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 8,121
Reading Teacher Education 6,490
Music Education 4,761
Mathematics Education 3,395
English & Language Arts Education 3,113
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 2,335
Social Studies Education 1,968
Art Education 1,837
Health Education 1,801
Science Education 1,371
Agricultural Teacher Education 1,130
Biology Education 865
History Education 804
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education 715
Technology Education 575
Social Science Teacher Education 474
Technical Teacher Education 462
Spanish Education 457
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist 370
Modern Language Education 338
Drama & Dance Education 293
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 286
Chemistry Education 238
Computer Teacher Education 217
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education 185
Earth Science Teacher Education 169
Physics Education 152
Environmental Education 96
Speech Teacher Education 68
French Language Teacher Education 55
Driver & Safety Teacher Education 55
Health Occupations Teacher Education 48
Communication Arts and Literature Teacher Education 22
Distributive Education 11
German Language Teacher Education 8
Psychology Teacher Education 5
Latin Teacher Education 4
Geography Teacher Education 3

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 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 Aparajita Datta.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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