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2023 Best Value Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$17,177 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,796 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Science Master's Degree School for You

Computer Science is the most popular major in Tennessee with 820 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which computer science program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Best Value Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for compsci 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 Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

Check out the compsci 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 Computer Science

Our 2023 rankings named Tennessee Technological University the best value school in Tennessee for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Tennessee Tech University is a moderately-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.

Tennessee Tech University also took the #3 spot in our Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee rankings.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a great value for computer science students working on their master’s degree. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Knoxville are $13,380 a year.

UT Knoxville also took the #2 spot in our Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee rankings.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Middle Tennessee State University is a great value for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro.

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

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Middle Tennessee State University is ranked #4 for overall quality for compsci in Tennessee.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in Tennessee. UT Chattanooga is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Chattanooga are $10,474 a year.

UT Chattanooga also took the #5 spot in our Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee rankings.

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#5

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

Out of the 7 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#6

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

Tennessee State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Tennessee State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Nashville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Tennessee State University are $10,732 a year.

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#7

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

With a ranking of #7, Vanderbilt University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Vanderbilt are $52,162 a year.

Vanderbilt also took the #1 spot in our Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee rankings.

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Best Value Computer Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 103
Louisiana 675
North Carolina 2,948
Virginia 693
Georgia 1,408
Mississippi 93
Arkansas 168
Alabama 203
South Carolina 95
Florida 532
Kentucky 103

Computer Science is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

CompSci Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565

Majors Similar to CompSci

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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 Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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