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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee

6 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Tennessee - Knoxville the most popular online school in Tennessee for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 91% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#2

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Austin Peay State University is a great place for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Clarksville, Austin Peay State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Memphis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Tennessee. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Memphis.

Of the 2 students majoring in nursing at UofM, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. UTHSC is a small public school located in the large city of Memphis.

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

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Out of the 6 online programs at schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Report

#6

Union University

Jackson, TN

Union University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Jackson, Union is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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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 6 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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