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2023 Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$10,375 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,664 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Graduate Certificate School for You

With 309 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general education is the #13 most popular major in Tennessee.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Tennessee to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for education 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. 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in General Education

#1

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

Our 2023 rankings named University of Memphis the best value school in Tennessee for general education students working on their graduate certificate. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UofM are $10,908 a year.

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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 value for general education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Clarksville, Austin Peay State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Read full report on General Education at Austin Peay State University

Best Value General Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 864
Florida 407
Georgia 106
North Carolina 144
Kentucky 87
Louisiana 77
Alabama 115
South Carolina 286
Mississippi 276
Arkansas 51
West Virginia 230

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

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

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 KOKUYO.

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