2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in Tennessee to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee
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Our 2023 rankings named Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc the most popular school in Tennessee for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Madison, Tennessee, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 94 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 59% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at MTSA. During the 2019-2020 year, about 50% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Tennessee. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, the small public school handed out 70 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 79% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UTHSC. In fact, around 73% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Vanderbilt University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Tennessee. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 49 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 92% were women.
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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 67% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, the large public school awarded 40 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 93% of those degree recipients were women.
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 attend Union University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in Jackson, Tennessee, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 31 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 55% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Union. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 70% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Belmont University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 15 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 93% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you 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.
With a ranking of #7, East Tennessee State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. ETSU is located in Johnson City, Tennessee and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 92% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that ETSU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 49% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the fairly large public school handed out 9 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 78% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UT Chattanooga. During the 2019-2020 year, about 60% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #9, King University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Bristol, Tennessee, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 86% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at King, 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, 84% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Southern Adventist University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Southern Adventist is located in Collegedale, Tennessee and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that Southern Adventist does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 71% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Tennessee Technological University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Tennessee Tech University is a public institution located in Cookeville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Tennessee Tech University, 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, 80% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences is a very small private not-for-profit school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 5 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 80% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Baptist College of Health Sciences. In 2019-2020 about 89% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Lincoln Memorial University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.
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.
Lee University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Lee University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 25% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 14 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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