2023 Best Schools in Tennessee
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 25 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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Top Schools in Tennessee
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Our 2023 rankings named Vanderbilt University the best school in Tennessee for students working on their degree.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Belmont University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Schools in Tennessee list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sewanee - The University of the South. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Schools in Tennessee list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lipscomb University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Schools in Tennessee list.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a great place for students.
With a ranking of #6, Milligan University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working.
Tennessee Technological University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in Tennessee ranking.
The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
King University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #9 on the list.
Freed-Hardeman University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
Southern Adventist University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Schools in Tennessee list.
Union University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Schools in Tennessee list.
Middle Tennessee State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in Tennessee ranking.
Lincoln Memorial University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Schools in Tennessee list.
The University of Tennessee - Martin ranked #15 on this year’s Best Schools in Tennessee list.
Trevecca Nazarene University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
Christian Brothers University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
Carson - Newman University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
With a ranking of #19, Cumberland University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working.
Tennessee State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in Tennessee ranking.
University of Memphis ranked #21 on this year’s Best Schools in Tennessee list.
East Tennessee State University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Schools in Tennessee list.
Lee University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #23 on the list.
Austin Peay State University landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
Tusculum University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #25 on the list.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 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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