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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

21 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in Tennessee to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center the most popular school in Tennessee for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. UTHSC is a small public school located in the city of Memphis.

Women make up 56% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means East Tennessee State University is a great place for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. ETSU is a large public school located in the small city of Johnson City.

Women make up 58% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#3

South College

Knoxville, TN

Out of the 21 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, South College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, South College is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

About 62% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 38% are male.

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#4

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Belmont University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Tennessee. Located in the city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 177 students majoring in health professions at Belmont, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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#5

Meharry Medical College

Nashville, TN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Meharry Medical College is a great place for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Meharry Medical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

About 56% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 44% are male.

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#6

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 65% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at Vanderbilt University Report

Southern College of Optometry came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the city of Memphis, Southern College of Optometry is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 66% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 34% are male.

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Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. MTSA is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Madison.

Of the 94 students majoring in health professions at MTSA, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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#9

Union University

Jackson, TN

Union University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the city of Jackson, Union is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 69 students majoring in health professions at Union, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Full Health Professions at Union University Report

The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 67 students majoring in health professions at UT Chattanooga, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Colleges 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 21 schools only.

  • 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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