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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$9,216 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,220 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies School for You

Liberal Arts General Studies is the #21 most popular major in Tennessee with 221 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Tennessee to see which programs offered the best value experiences for liberal arts 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 Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Tennessee

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for liberal arts majors pursuing a .

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality in Liberal Arts General Studies

$9,232 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Middle Tennessee State University the best value school in Tennessee for liberal arts general studies students. 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.

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$9,802 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee Technological University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Tennessee list. Tennessee Tech University is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Cookeville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tennessee Tech University are $9,802 per year.

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#3

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN
$8,336 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Tennessee list. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Nashville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tennessee State University are $8,336 per year.

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#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN
$10,056 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Memphis is a great value for liberal arts general studies students. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UofM undergraduate students pay an average of $10,056 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN
$8,431 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Austin Peay State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best liberal arts general studies schools in Tennessee. Austin Peay State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Clarksville.

Austin Peay State University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,431 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$9,438 Average Tuition & Fees

East Tennessee State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the small city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

ETSU undergraduate students pay an average of $9,438 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 21
Florida 51
Georgia 20
North Carolina 111
Kentucky 12
Louisiana 21
Alabama 40
South Carolina 13
Mississippi 8
Arkansas 24
West Virginia 26

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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