Lowest Debt Colleges in Tennessee

These are the lowest debt colleges in tennessee, ranked by median student debt (lowest first). The ranking includes 50 institutions, with Northeast State Community College leading at $6,827.

Rank Institution State Amount
1 Northeast State Community College TN $6,827
2 Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting TN $6,840
3 Dyersburg State Community College TN $6,900
4 Volunteer State Community College TN $7,550
5 Cleveland State Community College TN $7,954
6 Roane State Community College TN $8,454
7 Columbia State Community College TN $8,500
8 Pellissippi State Community College TN $8,725
9 SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville TN $9,500
10 Concorde Career College-Memphis TN $9,500
11 Nashville State Community College TN $9,595
12 Chattanooga State Community College TN $10,419
13 Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville TN $11,730
14 Vanderbilt University TN $14,000
15 Tennessee Technological University TN $15,650
16 Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga TN $15,917
17 Cumberland University TN $17,952
18 South College TN $18,668
19 Trevecca Nazarene University TN $18,744
20 East Tennessee State University TN $19,442
21 The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga TN $19,500
22 Lipscomb University TN $19,500
23 Middle Tennessee State University TN $20,000
24 Lincoln Memorial University TN $20,000
25 Tennessee Wesleyan University TN $20,000
26 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN $20,500
27 Belmont University TN $20,500
28 Austin Peay State University TN $20,547
29 Union University TN $20,714
30 The University of Tennessee-Martin TN $21,024
31 Carson-Newman University TN $21,500
32 Freed-Hardeman University TN $21,500
33 The University of Tennessee Southern TN $21,500
34 Johnson University TN $21,500
35 Rhodes College TN $21,761
36 King University TN $22,750
37 The University of the South TN $22,855
38 Bryan College-Dayton TN $23,000
39 Tusculum University TN $23,250
40 University of Memphis TN $23,300
41 Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus TN $24,166
42 Southern Adventist University TN $24,500
43 Milligan University TN $25,219
44 Maryville College TN $25,375
45 Lee University TN $25,750
46 Tennessee State University TN $27,000
47 Fisk University TN $27,000
48 Christian Brothers University TN $27,000
49 Bethel University TN $27,249
50 Le Moyne-Owen College TN $28,070

Methodology

Institutions in Tennessee ranked by lowest debt. Minimum enrollment: 500 students. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.