2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 26 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee
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Our analysis found Vanderbilt University to be the best school for students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Tennessee.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Vanderbilt. In 2019-2020 about 67% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sewanee - The University of the South. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.
One thing to take note of is that Sewanee does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 33% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Belmont University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Belmont. During the 2019-2020 year, about 37% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UT Knoxville does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 36% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Milligan University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Tennessee.
Milligan does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 16% took at least some of their classes online.
Lipscomb University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at Lipscomb, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 31% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #7, Tennessee Technological University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Tennessee Tech University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 80% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UT Chattanooga. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 60% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #9, Union University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Union. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 70% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #10, Southern Adventist University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Southern Adventist does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 71% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
King University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking.
King does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 84% took at least some of their classes online.
Lincoln Memorial University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list.
LMU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 13% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #13, Middle Tennessee State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Middle Tennessee State University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 57% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #14, Freed-Hardeman University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at FHU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 87% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The University of Tennessee - Martin came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UT Martin. In fact, around 95% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #16, Christian Brothers University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Christian Brothers, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 55% took at least some of their classes online.
Trevecca Nazarene University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since TNU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 66% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Carson - Newman University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking.
Carson - Newman does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 85% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Cumberland University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at CU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 15% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Bethel University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking.
Bethel does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 82% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Memphis ranked #21 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UofM. In 2019-2020 about 58% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Tennessee State University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Tennessee State University. During the 2019-2020 year, about 41% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
East Tennessee State University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking.
ETSU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 49% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Lee University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list.
Lee University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 25% took at least some of their classes online.
Austin Peay State University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Austin Peay State University. In fact, around 85% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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