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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

3 Colleges
$115,233 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, nursing students earned 6,004 degrees and certificates from a Tennessee school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Tennessee to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online nursing doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Tennessee.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga the most popular online school in Tennessee for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#2

Union University

Jackson, TN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Union University is a great place for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Jackson, Union is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 45% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lincoln Memorial University is a great place for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. LMU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Harrogate.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 7,112
Virginia 6,775
North Carolina 7,425
Florida 21,209
Kentucky 6,395
South Carolina 3,296
Louisiana 3,502
Arkansas 2,882
Alabama 7,364
Mississippi 2,838
West Virginia 1,771

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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