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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$10,800 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,931 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 221 degrees and certificates were awarded to liberal arts / sciences and humanities students who went to a Tennessee college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

Check out the liberal arts / sciences and humanities master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Liberal Arts & Humanities

Our 2023 rankings named Middle Tennessee State University the best value school in Tennessee for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their master’s degree. Middle Tennessee State University is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro.

Middle Tennessee State University graduate students pay an average of $10,818 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tennessee Technological University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Tennessee Tech University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Cookeville.

Tennessee Tech University graduate students pay an average of $11,762 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

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

Tennessee State University graduate students pay an average of $10,732 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Memphis is a great value for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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#5

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

Out of the 6 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Peay State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Austin Peay State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Clarksville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Austin Peay State University are $9,841 a year.

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

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at ETSU are $10,736 per year.

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Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 2,680

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 18,379
Theology & Religious Vocations 17,287
English Language & Literature 9,566
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 4,163
Philosophy & Religious Studies 3,136

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 Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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