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2023 Best Value Information Technology Schools in Tennessee

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$9,314 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,147 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology School for You

In 2020-2021, information technology students earned 37 degrees and certificates from a Tennessee school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

With all the computer science programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Best Value Information Technology Schools in Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Tennessee to see which programs offered the best value experiences for IT 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Information Technology Schools in Tennessee

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

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality in Information Technology

$4,372 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Nashville State Community College to be the best value school for information technology students who want to pursue a degree in Tennessee. Nashville State Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Nashville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Nashville State Community College are $4,372 a year.

Nashville State Community College also made our Best Information Technology Schools in Tennessee list, coming in at #2.

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$13,515 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Tennessee. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Information Technology Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the large city of Memphis, Strayer University - Tennessee is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Strayer University - Tennessee are $13,515 per year. The average amount in student loans that IT majors at Strayer University - Tennessee take out is $32,810.

Read full report on Information Technology at Strayer University - Tennessee

#3

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN
$10,056 Average Tuition & Fees

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UofM are $10,056 a year.

Full Information Technology at University of Memphis Report

Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 758
Louisiana 85
North Carolina 181
Virginia 1,707
Georgia 944
Mississippi 49
Arkansas 55
Alabama 176
South Carolina 84
Florida 1,470
Kentucky 2,193

One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, information technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

IT Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security 22,829
Network & System Administration/Administrator 5,501
Information Technology Management 4,009
Computer Support Specialist 3,176
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager 2,077
Information Technology Project Management 2,076
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster 887

Majors Similar to IT

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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