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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

27 Colleges
$36,125 Avg Salary
$25,314 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree School for You

Teacher Education Subject Specific is one of the most popular subjects to study in Tennessee. With 421 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in Tennessee to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Teacher Education Subject Specific program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for subject specific ed majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

#1

Lee University

Cleveland, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Lee University the most popular school in Tennessee for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Cleveland, Lee University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 79% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#2

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

Out of the 27 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Lipscomb University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

Women make up 84% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

On average, subject specific ed graduates from Lipscomb take out $28,018 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#3

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Belmont University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Belmont is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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Out of the 27 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Middle Tennessee State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro.

About 94% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 6% are male.

On average, subject specific ed graduates from Middle Tennessee State University take out $30,076 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#5

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 21% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 79% are male.

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#6

Lane College

Jackson, TN

With a ranking of #6, Lane College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Lane College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Jackson.

About 15% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 85% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, subject specific ed majors at Lane College accumulate an average of around $37,438 in student debt.

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#7

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

About 73% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 27% are male.

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#8

Union University

Jackson, TN

Union University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Union is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jackson.

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#9

Carson - Newman University

Jefferson City, TN

Carson - Newman University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Carson - Newman is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Jefferson City.

About 50% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 50% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, Bryan College - Dayton did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Dayton, William Jennings Bryan College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in subject specific ed at William Jennings Bryan College, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 1,105
North Carolina 904
Florida 1,534
Georgia 1,327
Virginia 1,393
West Virginia 309
South Carolina 596
Arkansas 825
Louisiana 694
Mississippi 616
Alabama 722

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, teacher education subject specific has other similar majors worth exploring.

Subject Specific Ed Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 8,121
Reading Teacher Education 6,490
Music Education 4,761
Mathematics Education 3,395
English & Language Arts Education 3,113
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 2,335
Social Studies Education 1,968
Art Education 1,837
Health Education 1,801
Science Education 1,371
Agricultural Teacher Education 1,130
Biology Education 865
History Education 804
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education 715
Technology Education 575
Social Science Teacher Education 474
Technical Teacher Education 462
Spanish Education 457
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist 370
Modern Language Education 338
Drama & Dance Education 293
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 286
Chemistry Education 238
Computer Teacher Education 217
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education 185
Earth Science Teacher Education 169
Physics Education 152
Environmental Education 96
Speech Teacher Education 68
French Language Teacher Education 55
Driver & Safety Teacher Education 55
Health Occupations Teacher Education 48
Communication Arts and Literature Teacher Education 22
Distributive Education 11
German Language Teacher Education 8
Psychology Teacher Education 5
Latin Teacher Education 4
Geography Teacher Education 3

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 27 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aparajita Datta.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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