Ranking
Best Music Colleges in Tennessee 2026
38 Tennessee colleges offering Music, ranked by EduGradify value grade.
- Schools ranked
- 25
- Cheapest net price
- $4,270
- Top earnings 10y
- $91,565
- Public / Private
- 16 / 9
Roane State Community College
A+- ROI score
- 23.07
- Net price
- $4,270
- Earnings 10y
- $39,407
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Pellissippi State Community College
A+- ROI score
- 19.29
- Net price
- $4,983
- Earnings 10y
- $38,440
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Chattanooga State Community College
A+- ROI score
- 17.79
- Net price
- $5,283
- Earnings 10y
- $37,598
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Walters State Community College
A+- ROI score
- 17.21
- Net price
- $5,387
- Earnings 10y
- $37,085
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Vanderbilt University
A- ROI score
- 14.45
- Net price
- $15,846
- Earnings 10y
- $91,565
- Acceptance
- 5.9%
Cleveland State Community College
A- ROI score
- 14.36
- Net price
- $6,384
- Earnings 10y
- $36,671
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Nashville State Community College
A- ROI score
- 14.21
- Net price
- $6,777
- Earnings 10y
- $38,519
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Volunteer State Community College
A- ROI score
- 13.19
- Net price
- $7,802
- Earnings 10y
- $41,150
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Le Moyne-Owen College
A- ROI score
- 12.53
- Net price
- $7,099
- Earnings 10y
- $35,594
- Acceptance
- 99.2%
Austin Peay State University
A- ROI score
- 11.38
- Net price
- $9,735
- Earnings 10y
- $44,301
- Acceptance
- 96.4%
The University of Tennessee-Martin
B- ROI score
- 10.33
- Net price
- $10,701
- Earnings 10y
- $44,213
- Acceptance
- 88.2%
University of Memphis
B- ROI score
- 9.77
- Net price
- $12,397
- Earnings 10y
- $48,458
- Acceptance
- 72%
Middle Tennessee State University
B- ROI score
- 9.08
- Net price
- $13,359
- Earnings 10y
- $48,541
- Acceptance
- 69.1%
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
B- ROI score
- 8.96
- Net price
- $14,265
- Earnings 10y
- $51,151
- Acceptance
- 81.1%
Tennessee Technological University
B- ROI score
- 8.51
- Net price
- $14,246
- Earnings 10y
- $48,501
- Acceptance
- 76.1%
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
B- ROI score
- 7.94
- Net price
- $18,976
- Earnings 10y
- $60,249
- Acceptance
- 41.6%
Tennessee Wesleyan University
B- ROI score
- 7.75
- Net price
- $14,836
- Earnings 10y
- $45,989
- Acceptance
- 68.9%
Cumberland University
B- ROI score
- 7.69
- Net price
- $18,759
- Earnings 10y
- $57,687
- Acceptance
- 67.3%
Trevecca Nazarene University
C- ROI score
- 7.34
- Net price
- $16,813
- Earnings 10y
- $49,378
- Acceptance
- 69.4%
Lane College
C- ROI score
- 7.26
- Net price
- $10,904
- Earnings 10y
- $31,670
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
East Tennessee State University
C- ROI score
- 7.02
- Net price
- $15,983
- Earnings 10y
- $44,859
- Acceptance
- 86.2%
Tennessee State University
C- ROI score
- 6.76
- Net price
- $15,796
- Earnings 10y
- $42,730
- Acceptance
- 70.1%
Bryan College-Dayton
C- ROI score
- 6.60
- Net price
- $20,614
- Earnings 10y
- $54,434
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Maryville College
C- ROI score
- 6.36
- Net price
- $19,360
- Earnings 10y
- $49,279
- Acceptance
- 60.9%
Carson-Newman University
C- ROI score
- 5.97
- Net price
- $20,251
- Earnings 10y
- $48,382
- Acceptance
- 90.5%
How we picked this list
This list starts with Tennessee schools with positive Music program-share evidence, then sorts by EduGradify's school-wide ROI proxy: ten-year median earnings weighed against average net price. The set's average EduGradify ROI score is 10.99 (16 public, 9 private).
Every figure comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. See our full methodology for the formulas.
FAQ
Who leads this ranking?
Roane State Community College in Harriman, TN tops this ranking. EduGradify value grade is A+.
How does EduGradify pick this list?
We rank this set by roi score using the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard — see our methodology for the full formula. No paid placements, no surveys.
How many Tennessee colleges are in this list?
38 Tennessee colleges qualified for this ranking based on available federal data.
What does net price mean here?
Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships — not the sticker price. It is reported by each college to the U.S. Department of Education.