2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee
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The Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students.
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Top Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee
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Our 2023 rankings named Vanderbilt University the best school in Tennessee for students working on their graduate certificate.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Vanderbilt. During the 2019-2020 year, about 67% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lipscomb University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $16,032 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Lipscomb, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 31% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 15 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee Technological University landed the # 3 spot on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Tennessee Tech University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 80% took at least some of their classes online.
Out of the 15 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Union University landed the # 4 spot on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Union. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 70% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UT Knoxville. During the 2019-2020 year, about 36% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Carson - Newman University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at Carson - Newman, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 85% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Freed-Hardeman University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at FHU. In 2019-2020 about 87% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Tennessee State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Tennessee State University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 41% took at least some of their classes online.
The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at UT Chattanooga, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 60% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Memphis landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UofM does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 58% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Lincoln Memorial University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at LMU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 13% took at least some of their classes online.
Middle Tennessee State University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Middle Tennessee State University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 57% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Southern Adventist University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at Southern Adventist, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 71% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Austin Peay State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Austin Peay State University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 85% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
East Tennessee State University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at ETSU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 49% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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