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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Tennessee

11 Colleges
$38,785 Avg Salary
$27,860 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific School for You

Teacher Education Subject Specific is the #20 most popular major in Tennessee with 236 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Tennessee to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Tennessee

The following schools top our list of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Vanderbilt University the best school in Tennessee for teacher education subject specific students. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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#2

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Adventist University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Tennessee list. Southern Adventist is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Collegedale.

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#3

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

Out of the 11 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Lipscomb University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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The excellent programs at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in Tennessee. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

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#5

Cumberland University

Lebanon, TN

Out of the 11 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Cumberland University landed the # 5 spot on the list. CU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Lebanon.

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#6

Lee University

Cleveland, TN

With a ranking of #6, Lee University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students. Located in the city of Cleveland, Lee University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Carson - Newman University

Jefferson City, TN

Carson - Newman University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Tennessee list. Carson - Newman is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Jefferson City.

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Middle Tennessee State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Tennessee list. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro.

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#9

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

University of Memphis ranked #9 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a very large student population.

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#10

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, TN

East Tennessee State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 380
Florida 540
Georgia 733
North Carolina 282
Kentucky 455
Louisiana 89
Alabama 284
South Carolina 319
Mississippi 169
Arkansas 444
West Virginia 224

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

Majors Similar to Subject Specific Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • 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 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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