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2023 Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$17,974 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,715 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

History is the #24 most popular major in Tennessee with 73 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Tennessee to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for history students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

The following schools top our list of the Best Value History Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in History

#1

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

Our analysis found Austin Peay State University to be the best value school for history students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Tennessee. Located in the midsize 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.

Full History at Austin Peay State University Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in Tennessee. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a very large student population.

UT Knoxville graduate students pay an average of $13,380 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, UT Knoxville is ranked #4 for overall quality for history in Tennessee.

Read full report on History at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Middle Tennessee State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Middle Tennessee State University are $10,818 per year.

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#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Memphis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in Tennessee. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofM are $10,908 per year.

Read full report on History at University of Memphis

Out of the 6 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, East Tennessee State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. ETSU is a large public school located in the small city of Johnson City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ETSU are $10,736 a year.

Full History at East Tennessee State University Report

#6

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Vanderbilt are $52,162 per 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 history in Tennessee.

Read full report on History at Vanderbilt University

Best Value History Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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

History Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
History 4,391

Majors Similar to History

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius.

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