2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in Tennessee
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.
The Best Value Trade School Schools in Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 35 schools in Tennessee to see which programs offered the best value experiences for trade school students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Top Value Trade Schools in Tennessee
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Our analysis found Motlow State Community College to be the best value school for trade school students in Tennessee. This medium-sized public school is located in Tullahoma, Tennessee, and it awarded 1,071 degrees in 2021-2022.
Motlow undergraduate students pay an average of $17,232 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Motlow also is in the top 15% of our Best Trade Schools in Tennessee ranking.
Out of the 35 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Jackson State Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Jackson, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 665 students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at JSCC are $18,076 per year.
JSCC also made our Best Trade Schools in Tennessee list, coming in at #5.
Out of the 35 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Volunteer State Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. This medium-sized public school is located in Gallatin, Tennessee, and it awarded 1,628 degrees in 2021-2022.
VSCC undergraduate students pay an average of $17,220 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Tennessee Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in Tennessee list. Southwest is a medium-sized public school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 1,106 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Southwest are $17,246 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dyersburg State Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in Tennessee list. DSCC is a public institution located in Dyersburg, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 883 degrees in 2021-2022.
DSCC undergraduate students pay an average of $17,226 in tuition and fees each year.
Walters State Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #6 on the list. This medium-sized public school is located in Morristown, Tennessee, and it awarded 1,249 degrees in 2021-2022.
WSCC undergraduate students pay an average of $17,215 in tuition and fees each year.
Chattanooga State Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Chattanooga State Community College is a public institution located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,429 degrees in 2021-2022.
Chattanooga State Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $17,246 in tuition and fees each year.
Roane State Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #8 on the list. Harriman, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 955 students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Roane State Community College are $17,540 a year.
Columbia State Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Tennessee list. Columbia, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 1,099 students in 2021-2022.
Columbia State Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $17,260 in tuition and fees each year.
Pellissippi State Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Tennessee ranking. Pellissippi State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 1,741 degrees in 2021-2022.
Pellissippi State Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $17,272 in tuition and fees each year.
Nashville State Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #11 on the list. This medium-sized public school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 1,195 degrees in 2021-2022.
Nashville State Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $17,188 in tuition and fees each year.
Northeast State Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Tennessee ranking. Blountville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 1,219 students in 2021-2022.
Northeast State Technical Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $17,238 in tuition and fees each year.
Tennessee Technological University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Tennessee ranking. This medium-sized public school is located in Cookeville, Tennessee, and it awarded 2,502 degrees in 2021-2022.
Tennessee Tech University undergraduate students pay an average of $19,834 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Tennessee Tech University is ranked #1 for overall quality in Tennessee.
The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. UT Chattanooga is a fairly large public school situated in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It awarded 2,551 degrees in 2021-2022.
UT Chattanooga undergraduate students pay an average of $25,966 in tuition and fees each year.
UT Chattanooga also made our Best Trade Schools in Tennessee list, coming in at #4.
Tennessee State University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Tennessee list. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 1,272 degrees in 2021-2022.
Tennessee State University undergraduate students pay an average of $21,692 in tuition and fees each year.
Austin Peay State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in Clarksville, Tennessee, the medium-sized public school awarded 2,421 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Austin Peay State University are $13,975 a year.
Cleveland State Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Tennessee list. Cleveland State Community College is located in Cleveland, Tennessee and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,092 degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Cleveland State Community College are $17,216 a year.
University of Memphis landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. University of Memphis is a large public school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 4,862 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UofM are $14,280 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UofM also is in the top 20% of our Best Trade Schools in Tennessee ranking.
Middle Tennessee State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #19 on the list. This large public school is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and it awarded 4,677 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Middle Tennessee State University are $28,264 per year.
East Tennessee State University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Tennessee list. ETSU is a public institution located in Johnson City, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3,604 degrees in 2021-2022.
ETSU undergraduate students pay an average of $12,740 in tuition and fees each year.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. UT Knoxville is a public institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8,049 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Knoxville are $31,664 per year.
Union University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Tennessee ranking. Union is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jackson, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 982 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Union are $19,363 a year.
Bethel University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Tennessee list. Bethel is a private not-for-profit institution located in McKenzie, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 688 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Bethel are $16,871 a year.
Remington College - Memphis Campus ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Tennessee list. Remington College - Memphis Campus is located in Memphis, Tennessee and has a very small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 204 degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Remington College - Memphis Campus are $19,964 per year.
Trevecca Nazarene University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #25 on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 1,179 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at TNU are $28,500 a year.
TNU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Trade Schools in Tennessee list.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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