2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
It's not easy to decide which nursing program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Top Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee
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Our analysis found The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Tennessee. This fairly large public school is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and it awarded 9 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Chattanooga graduate students pay an average of $18,538 in tuition and fees each year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UT Chattanooga. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 60% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
UT Chattanooga also took the #2 spot in our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee rankings.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Union University is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. Located in Jackson, Tennessee, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 31 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Union are $11,666 a year.
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 fact, around 70% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Tennessee. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large public school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 40 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Knoxville are $31,798 per year.
UT Knoxville 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 36% took at least some of their classes online.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UT Knoxville is ranked #4 for overall quality in Tennessee.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tennessee Technological University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. This medium-sized public school is located in Cookeville, Tennessee, and it awarded 5 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tennessee Tech University are $20,702 per year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Tennessee Tech University. In 2019-2020 about 80% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 9 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s value ranking, Southern Adventist University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Southern Adventist is a private not-for-profit institution located in Collegedale, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Southern Adventist graduate students pay an average of $11,880 in tuition and fees each year.
Southern Adventist does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 71% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
King University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Bristol, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at King are $14,207 per year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at King. In 2019-2020 about 84% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
King also made our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list, coming in at #5.
East Tennessee State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in Johnson City, Tennessee, the fairly large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
ETSU graduate students pay an average of $25,856 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since ETSU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 49% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #8, Belmont University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 15 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Belmont graduate students pay an average of $25,180 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Belmont does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 37% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Belmont did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.
Vanderbilt University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 49 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Vanderbilt are $52,162 per year.
Vanderbilt 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 67% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Vanderbilt also took the #1 spot in our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee rankings.
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*These averages are for the top 9 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%.
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