by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Tennessee” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Teacher Education Subject Specific is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 43,297 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, teacher education subject specific graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $42,245 and had an average of $24,696 in loans still to pay off.
Across Tennessee, there were 421 teacher education subject specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,785 and $27,860 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 215 teacher education subject specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,060 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Tennessee” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in teacher education subject specific. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in teacher education subject specific.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Tennessee” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Tennessee”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cumberland University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Tennessee list. Located in Lebanon, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 34 diplomas to qualified masters’s subject specific ed students in 2020-2021.
Full Cumberland University Teacher Education Subject Specific Report
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Lee University landed the #2 spot on the list. Lee University is located in Cleveland, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 masters’s subject specific ed degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Teacher Education Subject Specific at Lee University
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Carson - Newman University landed the #3 spot on the list. Carson - Newman is a small school located in Jefferson City, Tennessee that handed out 12 masters’s subject specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Carson - Newman Teacher Education Subject Specific Report
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 95 diplomas to qualified masters’s subject specific ed students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Peay State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Tennessee. Located in Clarksville, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified masters’s subject specific ed students in 2020-2021.
Full Austin Peay State University Teacher Education Subject Specific Report
Vanderbilt University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Tennessee list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s subject specific ed degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Teacher Education Subject Specific at Vanderbilt University
With a ranking of #7, Lipscomb University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Tennessee list. Lipscomb University is a small school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 5 masters’s subject specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Tennessee Wesleyan University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Tennessee ranking. Tennessee Wesleyan University is a small school located in Athens, Tennessee that handed out 1 masters’s subject specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Tennessee Wesleyan University Teacher Education Subject Specific Report
East Tennessee State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Tennessee ranking. This fairly large school is located in Johnson City, Tennessee, and it awarded 9 masters’s subject specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Teacher Education Subject Specific at East Tennessee State University
Middle Tennessee State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Tennessee ranking. Murfreesboro, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s subject specific ed degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Teacher Education Subject Specific at Middle Tennessee State University
With a ranking of #11, Freed-Hardeman University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Tennessee list. Henderson, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s subject specific ed degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Teacher Education Subject Specific at FHU
Belmont University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Tennessee ranking. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 17 degrees to qualified masters’s subject specific ed students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Teacher Education Subject Specific at Belmont
With a ranking of #11, Southern Adventist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Tennessee list. Southern Adventist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Collegedale, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Teacher Education Subject Specific at Southern Adventist University
With a ranking of #11, Christian Brothers University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Tennessee list. Christian Brothers is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s subject specific ed degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Teacher Education Subject Specific at Christian Brothers University
With a ranking of #11, Johnson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Subject Specific Ed Major in Tennessee list. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s subject specific ed students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Teacher Education Subject Specific at Johnson University
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