2023 Best Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee
There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Tennessee to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching 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 Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee
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Our 2023 rankings named Vanderbilt University the best school in Tennessee for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Vanderbilt, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. 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.
Out of the 17 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Adventist University landed the # 2 spot on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at Southern Adventist, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 71% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching schools in Tennessee.
Some students may be able 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.
Out of the 17 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Lipscomb University landed the # 4 spot on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Lipscomb. During the 2019-2020 year, about 31% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UT Knoxville does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 36% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Union University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Union. In fact, around 70% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Freed-Hardeman University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree teaching programs.
Online graduate courses are available at FHU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 87% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Tennessee Technological University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking.
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.
With a ranking of #9, Trevecca Nazarene University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since TNU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 66% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #10, Carson - Newman University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Carson - Newman. In 2019-2020 about 85% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Middle Tennessee State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Middle Tennessee State University. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 57% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Memphis came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UofM. During the 2019-2020 year, about 58% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Lincoln Memorial University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Doctor’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.
With a ranking of #14, Tennessee State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Tennessee State University. In fact, around 41% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
East Tennessee State University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree teaching programs.
Online graduate courses are available at ETSU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 49% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Milligan University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Milligan. In fact, around 16% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Austin Peay State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Austin Peay State University. During the 2019-2020 year, about 85% 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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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