2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee
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The Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Tennessee to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for nursing students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee
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Our analysis found Vanderbilt University to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Tennessee.
One thing to take note of is that Vanderbilt does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 67% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
UT Chattanooga does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 60% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Belmont University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Belmont. In fact, around 37% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UT Knoxville. In 2019-2020 about 36% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend King University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.
King does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 84% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Tennessee Technological University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Tennessee Tech University. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 80% took at least some of their classes online.
Lincoln Memorial University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking.
LMU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 13% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Southern Adventist University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs.
Southern Adventist does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 71% took at least some of their classes online.
Middle Tennessee State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking.
Middle Tennessee State University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 57% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Union University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list.
Union does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 70% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Memphis ranked #11 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UofM does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 58% took at least some of their classes online.
Cumberland University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs.
Online graduate courses are available at CU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 15% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #13, East Tennessee State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at ETSU. In fact, around 49% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Carson - Newman University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list.
Carson - Newman does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 85% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Tennessee State University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Tennessee State University. During the 2019-2020 year, about 41% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Austin Peay State University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs.
Austin Peay State University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 85% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #17, Tusculum University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
Tusculum does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 71% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 17 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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%.
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