2023 Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee
With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 19 schools in Tennessee to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee
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Our analysis found Lincoln Memorial University to be the most popular school for teaching students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Tennessee. LMU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Harrogate, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 119 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at LMU, 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 13% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Memphis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in Tennessee. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 72 students in 2020-2021.
Around 75% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UofM. In 2019-2020 about 58% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Lipscomb University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in Tennessee. Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 68 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $16,032 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 82% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Lipscomb, 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, 31% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Tennessee State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. Located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, the large public school handed out 50 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Around 70% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Middle Tennessee State University. In 2019-2020 about 57% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Carson - Newman University is a great place for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Jefferson City, Tennessee, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 47 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 68% were women.
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.
Tennessee Technological University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. Located in Cookeville, Tennessee, the medium-sized public school handed out 35 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.
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.
Trevecca Nazarene University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 34 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 85% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since TNU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 66% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #8, East Tennessee State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Johnson City, Tennessee, the fairly large public school handed out 29 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Around 97% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at ETSU. In fact, around 49% 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 Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in Jackson, Tennessee, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 77% 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.
With a ranking of #9, Freed-Hardeman University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. FHU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Henderson, Tennessee. It awarded 13 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 77% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at FHU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 87% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #11, The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the fairly large public school handed out 9 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UT Chattanooga. In 2019-2020 about 60% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Austin Peay State University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. Austin Peay State University is a public institution located in Clarksville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 63% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Austin Peay State University. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 85% took at least some of their classes online.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UT Knoxville. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 36% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Welch College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #14 on the list. Welch is a private not-for-profit institution located in Gallatin, Tennessee. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Welch, 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, 4% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Lee University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #14 on the list. Lee University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Cleveland, Tennessee that handed out 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that Lee University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 25% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Southern Adventist University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Southern Adventist. In 2019-2020 about 71% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Tennessee State University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teaching programs.
One thing to take note of is that Tennessee State University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 41% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Johnson University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list.
Johnson University 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 72% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Fisk University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teaching programs.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 19 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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