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

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Finding the Best Health Professions Master'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 Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in Tennessee to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Our analysis found Vanderbilt University to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Tennessee. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 467 students majoring in health professions at Vanderbilt, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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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 master’s degree. ETSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Johnson City.

About 83% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 17% are male.

Full Health Professions at East Tennessee State University Report

#3

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Memphis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Tennessee. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

Of the 219 students majoring in health professions at UofM, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Tennessee. UTHSC is a small public school located in the large city of Memphis.

Of the 199 students majoring in health professions at UTHSC, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln Memorial University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. LMU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Harrogate.

Of the 198 students majoring in health professions at LMU, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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#6

Meharry Medical College

Nashville, TN

Meharry Medical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Meharry Medical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

About 71% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#7

South College

Knoxville, TN

With a ranking of #7, South College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, South College is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 67% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Trevecca Nazarene University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health professions programs. TNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

About 81% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 19% are male.

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#9

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

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

About 75% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#10

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

With a ranking of #10, Tennessee State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 6% are male.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 25 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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