2023 Most Popular Online Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee
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The Most Popular Online Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Tennessee to see which online undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee
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Our analysis found Cleveland State Community College to be the most popular school for students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Tennessee. Cleveland State Community College is located in Cleveland, Tennessee and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 256 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.
Students from Tennessee who attend Cleveland State Community College full time pay an average of $4,400 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $17,216. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $12,757 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 65% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 53% took at least some of their classes online.
Out of the 9 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Volunteer State Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. VSCC is a public institution located in Gallatin, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 158 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at VSCC is $4,384. Out-of-state students pay an average of $17,200. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $13,261 in student loans. Around 62% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 98% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John A Gupton College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 17 undergraduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
John A Gupton College does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $11,583. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. Around 35% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 75% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 9 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Pentecostal Theological Seminary landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in Cleveland, Tennessee, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 17 diplomas to qualifed undergraduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $2,596 to cover tuition and fees at Pentecostal Theological Seminary. The school does not offer an in-state discount. Around 59% of those degree recipients were women.
Since Pentecostal Theological Seminary is primarily an online school, it is an excellent choice for undergraduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Out of the 9 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Miller-Motte College Chattanooga landed the # 5 spot on the list. Miller-Motte College Chattanooga is a small private for-profit school located in Chattanooga, Tennessee that handed out 76 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $16,633 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 96% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 30% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #6, Chattanooga State Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the medium-sized public school handed out 119 undergraduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Full-time students from Tennessee pay an average of $4,430 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Chattanooga State Community College. Out-of-state students pay an average of $16,934. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $12,588 in student loans. Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 95% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
South College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out undergraduate certificates to 203 students in 2020-2021.
If you want to attend South College, expect to pay an average of $17,335 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $22,637 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 97% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 89% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Jacksboro did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Jacksboro is a very small public school located in Jacksboro, Tennessee that handed out 169 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $8,627 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 44% were women.
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Strayer University - Tennessee came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee ranking.
The average tuition and fees at Strayer University - Tennessee is $13,515. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid.
Strayer University - Tennessee is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 9 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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