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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

3 Schools Ranked
$116,169 Avg Student Debt

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. 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 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Tennessee to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

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81 Total Awards
$10,474 Average Tuition & Fees
$70,931 Avg Student Debt

Our analysis found The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Tennessee. Chattanooga, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 81 students in 2021-2022.

By the time they get their doctor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $70,931 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 77% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 58% of graduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

Full The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Report

#2

Union University

Jackson, Tennessee
102 Total Awards
$12,410 Average Tuition & Fees
$114,182 Avg Student Debt

Out of the 3 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Union University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Union is located in Jackson, Tennessee and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 102 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

On average, doctor’s degree students take out $114,182 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 60% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 76% of graduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

Full Union University Report

#3

Lincoln Memorial University

Harrogate, Tennessee
489 Total Awards
$19,833 Average Tuition & Fees
$124,668 Avg Student Debt

Out of the 3 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln Memorial University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in Harrogate, Tennessee, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 489 doctor’s degree awards in 2021-2022.

On average, doctor’s degree students take out $124,668 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 59% were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 17% took at least some of their classes online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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