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2023 Best Value History Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$17,895 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,574 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History School for You

In 2020-2021, 73 degrees and certificates were awarded to history students who went to a Tennessee college or university. This makes it the #48 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 History Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value programs for history students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value History Schools in Tennessee

The following schools top our list of the Best Value History Colleges.

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality in History

#1

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN
$8,431 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Austin Peay State University to be the best value school for history students who want to pursue a degree in Tennessee. Austin Peay State University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Clarksville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Austin Peay State University are $8,431 a year.

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$9,232 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Middle Tennessee State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value History Schools in Tennessee list. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly 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.

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$13,244 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value History Schools in Tennessee list. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Knoxville are $13,244 per year.

UT Knoxville also took the #5 spot in our Best History Schools in Tennessee rankings.

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#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN
$10,056 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UofM are $10,056 per year.

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$9,438 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means East Tennessee State University is a great value for history students. Located in the small city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ETSU are $9,438 per year.

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#6

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN
$56,966 Average Tuition & Fees

Vanderbilt University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Schools in Tennessee ranking. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Vanderbilt are $56,966 per year.

Vanderbilt not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best History Schools in Tennessee list.

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Best Value History Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 275
Florida 90
Georgia 60
North Carolina 135
Kentucky 39
Louisiana 78
Alabama 64
South Carolina 39
Mississippi 24
Arkansas 25
West Virginia 249

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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