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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

27 Colleges
$36,125 Avg Salary
$25,314 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 421 degrees and certificates were awarded to teacher education subject specific students who went to a Tennessee college or university. This makes it the #40 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in Tennessee to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Teacher Education Subject Specific program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for subject specific ed majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

#1

Lee University

Cleveland, TN

Our analysis found Lee University to be the most popular school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Tennessee. Lee University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

Women make up 79% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#2

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lipscomb University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 84% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at Lipscomb take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $28,018.

Full Teacher Education Subject Specific at Lipscomb University Report

#3

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Belmont University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in Tennessee. Located in the city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 27 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Middle Tennessee State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 6% are male.

The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at Middle Tennessee State University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $30,076.

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#5

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

Out of the 27 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the # 5 spot on the list. UofM is a very large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

About 21% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 79% are male.

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#6

Lane College

Jackson, TN

Lane College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the city of Jackson, Lane College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 15% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 85% are male.

Subject Specific Ed majors at Lane College take out an average of $37,438 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#7

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 27% are male.

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#8

Union University

Jackson, TN

Union University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Jackson, Union is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#9

Carson - Newman University

Jefferson City, TN

Carson - Newman University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the suburb of Jefferson City, Carson - Newman is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Bryan College - Dayton came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. William Jennings Bryan College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Dayton.

Of the 8 students majoring in subject specific ed at William Jennings Bryan College, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,327
Virginia 1,393
North Carolina 904
Florida 1,534
Kentucky 1,105
South Carolina 596
Louisiana 694
Arkansas 825
Alabama 722
Mississippi 616
West Virginia 309

Teacher Education Subject Specific is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 27 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 Aparajita Datta.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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