If you plan on majoring in history education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #470 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for history education students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 20 degrees in history education to qualified students.
The history teacher education 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 History Education Schools in Tennessee.
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The schools below may not offer all types of history teacher education degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Tennessee Schools in History Teacher Education
Lipscomb University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in history education. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #577 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Lipscomb is a great university overall.
There were about 3 history education students who graduated with this degree at Lipscomb in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in history education has to look into Lee University. Located in the city of Cleveland, Lee University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #950 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Lee University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 6 history education students who graduated with this degree at Lee University in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Carson - Newman University if you wish to pursue a degree in history education. Carson - Newman is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small suburb of Jefferson City. A Best Colleges rank of #795 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Carson - Newman is a great university overall.
There were about 1 history education students who graduated with this degree at Carson - Newman in the most recent data year.
Christian Brothers University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in history education. Christian Brothers is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Memphis. This university ranks 19th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were roughly 2 history education students who graduated with this degree at Christian Brothers in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Nashville, TNU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 18th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were roughly 1 history education students who graduated with this degree at TNU in the most recent year we have data available.
King is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Bristol. This university ranks 22nd out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were about 1 history education students who graduated with this degree at King in the most recent data year.
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).
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