2024 Best Organizational Leadership Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Ranked #35 in popularity, organizational leadership is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Organizational Leadership Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 150 doctor's degrees in organizational leadership during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to organizational leadership students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of organizational leadership students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized organizational leadership related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for organizational leadership students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Organizational Leadership Schools

The organizational leadership school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Organizational Leadership Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Organizational Leadership in Tennessee

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in organizational leadership.

Top Tennessee Schools for a Doctorate in Organizational Leadership

1

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

126 Annual Graduates

Vanderbilt University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in organizational leadership. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in organizational leadership from Vanderbilt University

2

East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

East Tennessee State University is a wonderful option for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in organizational leadership. ETSU is a large public university located in the small city of Johnson City.More information about a doctorate in organizational leadership from East Tennessee State University

Best Organizational Leadership Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Organizational Leadership Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	217	5
North Carolina	190	20
Georgia	190	1
Virginia	182	21
Louisiana	146	13
South Carolina	135	25
Kentucky	119	69

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Organizational Leadership Related Rankings by Major

Organizational Leadership is one of 16 different types of Business Administration & Management programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Organizational Leadership

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management	7

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.