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2023 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

17 Colleges
$81,655 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree School for You

Health Professions is the most popular major in Tennessee with 5,227 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Health Professions 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 students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

Check out the health professions doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc the best school in Tennessee for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. MTSA is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Madison.

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#2

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Vanderbilt University is a great place for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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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 health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln Memorial University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. LMU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Harrogate.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Tennessee. UTHSC is a small public school located in the large city of Memphis.

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#6

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

Lipscomb University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public school with a large student population.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

King University

Bristol, TN

King University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Bristol, King is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Tennessee Technological University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the remote town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 1,223
Florida 11,386
Virginia 6,980
North Carolina 5,768
Georgia 5,701
West Virginia 1,503
Louisiana 2,725
South Carolina 2,216
Kentucky 4,192
Arkansas 1,559
Alabama 4,979

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952
Mental & Social Health Services 16,815
Allied Health Professions 12,950
Communication Sciences 10,547
Dentistry 6,770
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4,684
Chiropractic 2,658
Alternative Medicine & Systems 2,582
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 2,481
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,762
Medical Illustration & Informatics 1,747
Health Sciences & Services 1,746
Other Health Professions 1,261
Health/Medical Prep Programs 1,122
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 954
Medical Science 909
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 462
Dental Support Services 122
Alternative Medical Support Services 80
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 55
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 37
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 11
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 4

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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