2023 Best Teaching Master'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.
The Best Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in Tennessee to see which master'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 Master'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 master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that Vanderbilt does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 67% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 20 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Adventist University landed the # 2 spot on the list.
Southern Adventist 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 71% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Lipscomb University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching schools in Tennessee.
Lipscomb 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 31% took at least some of their classes online.
Out of the 20 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the # 4 spot on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at UT Knoxville, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 36% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Freed-Hardeman University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching schools in Tennessee.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since FHU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 87% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #6, Tennessee Technological University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Tennessee Tech University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 80% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking.
UT Chattanooga 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 60% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The University of Tennessee - Martin came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at UT Martin, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 95% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Union University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Union. In 2019-2020 about 70% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #10, Christian Brothers University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Christian Brothers does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 55% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Carson - Newman University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Carson - Newman. During the 2019-2020 year, about 85% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Middle Tennessee State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Middle Tennessee State University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 57% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #13, Lee University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Lee University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 25% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #14, Cumberland University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at CU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 15% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Lincoln Memorial University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list.
LMU 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 13% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Memphis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list.
UofM 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 58% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Trevecca Nazarene University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since TNU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 66% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
East Tennessee State University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.
ETSU 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 49% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Tennessee State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list.
Tennessee State University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 41% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Austin Peay State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking.
Austin Peay State University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 85% 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 20 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%.
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