2023 Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee
A student has lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education opportunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 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.
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Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee
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Our 2023 rankings named Trevecca Nazarene University the most popular school in Tennessee for students working on their doctor’s degree. TNU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 164 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 78% were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 66% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lipscomb University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Lipscomb is located in Nashville, Tennessee and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 100 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 72% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 31% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Carson - Newman University is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Jefferson City, Tennessee, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 41 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 59% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 85% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 11 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the # 4 spot on the list. UofM is a large public school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 243 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 60% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 58% 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 Lincoln Memorial University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Harrogate, Tennessee, and it awarded 493 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 60% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 13% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, the large public school handed out 609 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 55% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 36% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Pentecostal Theological Seminary landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. This very small private not-for-profit school is located in Cleveland, Tennessee, and it awarded 22 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 23% were women.
Since the graduate programs at Pentecostal Theological Seminary are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Union University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in Jackson, Tennessee, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 83 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 61% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 70% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. UT Chattanooga is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 73 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 60% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Johnson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 13% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 72% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Huntington University of Health Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. HUHS is a very small private for-profit school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 2 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, HUHS is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.
References
- 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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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