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2023 Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee

17 Colleges
$22,224 Avg Salary
$13,640 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Associate Degree School for You

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Tennessee to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Education Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Motlow State Community College to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a associate degree in Tennessee. Located in the rural area of Tullahoma, Motlow is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 5% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia State Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Columbia State Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Columbia.

Women make up 94% of the education majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roane State Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the town of Harriman, Roane State Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in education at Roane State Community College, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Pellissippi State Community College is a great place for education students working on their associate degree. Pellissippi State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Knoxville.

About 96% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 4% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Volunteer State Community College is a great place for education students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Gallatin, VSCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Walters State Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Morristown, WSCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in education at WSCC, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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Chattanooga State Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Chattanooga State Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Chattanooga.

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Northeast State Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the rural area of Blountville, Northeast State Technical Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#9

Cumberland University

Lebanon, TN

Cumberland University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the town of Lebanon, CU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Nashville State Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their associate degree. Nashville State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Nashville.

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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

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 17 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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