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2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee

9 Colleges
$61,137 Avg Salary
$20,697 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, education students earned 5,194 degrees and certificates from a Tennessee school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Tennessee to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

Our 2023 rankings named University of Memphis the most popular online school in Tennessee for education students working on their graduate certificate. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

Women make up 75% of the education majors at the school.

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#2

Carson - Newman University

Jefferson City, TN

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Carson - Newman University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Tennessee. Located in the suburb of Jefferson City, Carson - Newman is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 68% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 32% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Trevecca Nazarene University is a great place for education students working on their online graduate certificate. TNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

Of the 34 students majoring in education at TNU, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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#4

Union University

Jackson, TN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Union University is a great place for education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Jackson, Union is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in education at Union, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Tennessee Technological University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Tennessee. Located in the town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 71% of the education majors at the school.

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#6

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

Lipscomb University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 82% of the education majors at the school.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in education at UT Knoxville, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#7

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

With a ranking of #7, Austin Peay State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Clarksville, Austin Peay State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 63% of the education majors at the school.

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#9

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

Tennessee State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 7,730
West Virginia 1,515
Florida 10,069
Virginia 9,522
Arkansas 4,954
Mississippi 4,219
South Carolina 3,980
Louisiana 2,977
Alabama 5,059
Kentucky 5,329
Georgia 9,722

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Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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