by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual began producing its annual Best Quality Schools rankings as a means to assist students in finding top-quality graduate colleges and universities that are invested in preparing their students for their future endeavors. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
Out of a field of 1149 colleges and universities considered in the 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Lincoln Memorial University landed the #526 spot.
For the Best Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee, LMU came in at #8.
LMU was ranked #645 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking.
In addition, LMU took the #17 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Tennessee.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 61.0% of the total graduate students at LMU are women and 39.0% are men.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 16.5% of the graduate student population at LMU. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 0.9% of graduate students hail from another country. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $19,654 | $19,654 |
| Fees | $450 | $450 |
After obtaining their master's degree from LMU, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $59,349. Chalk that up in the win column since that salary is 2% higher than the national average of $58,425.
After obtaining their doctorate degree from LMU, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $57,484. That's about 24% lower than the countrywide average of $75,260 for all doctorate degree holders.
Get more details about the location of Lincoln Memorial University.
Contact details for LMU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 6965 Cumberland Gap Parkway, Harrogate, TN 37752-8231 |
| Phone: | 423-869-3611 |
| Website: | www.lmunet.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/LincolnMemorialUniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/LMUtweets |
In 2020-2021, 17.4% of the graduate students at Lincoln Memorial University took at least one class online. For that same period, 7.4% of grad students took all of their classes online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Professions | 27 |
| Business Administration & Management | 2 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 1 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 12 |
| Educational Administration | 19 |
| Law | 80 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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