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2023 Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

11 Schools Ranked

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in Tennessee to see which ones had the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

Trevecca Nazarene University

Nashville, Tennessee
164 Total Awards
$11,585 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Trevecca Nazarene University the most popular school in Tennessee for students working on their doctor’s degree. TNU is located in Nashville, Tennessee and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 164 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 78% were women.

Around 66% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#2

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee
100 Total Awards

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Lipscomb University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Tennessee. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 100 students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 72% were women.

In 2019-2020 about 31% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#3

Carson - Newman University

Jefferson City, Tennessee
41 Total Awards
$9,632 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Carson - Newman University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Tennessee. Carson - Newman is located in Jefferson City, Tennessee and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 59% were women.

In 2019-2020 about 85% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee
243 Total Awards
$10,908 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Memphis is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree. This large public school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 243 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 60% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 58% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#5

Lincoln Memorial University

Harrogate, Tennessee
493 Total Awards
$20,104 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln Memorial University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. LMU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Harrogate, Tennessee. It awarded 493 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 60% were women.

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.

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609 Total Awards
$13,380 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, the large public school handed out 609 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 55% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 36% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#7

Pentecostal Theological Seminary

Cleveland, Tennessee
22 Total Awards
$11,995 Average Tuition & Fees

Pentecostal Theological Seminary ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in Cleveland, Tennessee, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 22 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 23% were women.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Pentecostal Theological Seminary. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

Full Pentecostal Theological Seminary Report

#8

Union University

Jackson, Tennessee
83 Total Awards
$11,666 Average Tuition & Fees

Union University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Union is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jackson, Tennessee. It awarded 83 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 61% were women.

Around 70% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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73 Total Awards
$10,474 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is a fairly large public school located in Chattanooga, Tennessee that handed out 73 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 71% were women.

Around 60% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#10

Johnson University

Knoxville, Tennessee
8 Total Awards
$9,580 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Johnson University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Johnson University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 8 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 13% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 72% took at least some of their classes online.

Full Johnson University Report

2 Total Awards
$7,450 Average Tuition & Fees

Huntington University of Health Sciences ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. HUHS is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

Since the graduate programs at HUHS are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

References

  • 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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