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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Tennessee

36 Colleges
$46,346 Avg Salary
$19,929 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 36 schools in Tennessee to see which ones were the most popular 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.

Check out the health professions programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Tennessee.

Our analysis found The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a degree in Tennessee. UTHSC is a small public school located in the large city of Memphis.

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#2

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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The excellent programs at East Tennessee State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Tennessee. ETSU is a large public school located in the small city of Johnson City.

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#4

South College

Knoxville, TN

Out of the 36 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, South College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, South College is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Meharry Medical College

Nashville, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Meharry Medical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Tennessee list. Meharry Medical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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#6

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

University of Memphis landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health professions programs. UofM is a very large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

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#7

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

Belmont University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Lincoln Memorial University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Tennessee list. LMU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Harrogate.

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#9

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

Lipscomb University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health professions programs. Located in the large city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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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 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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