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2026 Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools in Tennessee

[Stringed Instruments](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/music/stringed-instruments/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for stringed instruments students.

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• Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools in Tennessee

2026 Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools in Tennessee

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the stringed instruments degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Stringed Instruments Schools

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The University Of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN

$13,812 In-State Tuition & Fees

$23,453 Avg Student Debt

$60,249 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in stringed instruments, no school beat The University Of Tennessee this year. The University Of Tennessee is a very large public school located in the city of Knoxville. Students from in state pay about $13,812 in tuition and fees, compared with $33,256 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for stringed instruments graduates is $23,453. Early-career stringed instruments graduates make about $33,043. Set against $23,453 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 42%.

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

$67,498 In-State Tuition & Fees

$21,500 Avg Student Debt

$91,565 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Vanderbilt University earned it the #2 place for stringed instruments. Set in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt University is a large private not-for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $67,498 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for stringed instruments graduates is $21,500. Soon after graduation, stringed instruments degree recipients from Vanderbilt University generally make around $77,997. Set against $21,500 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 6%.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.