by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Tennessee” ranking.
Elementary Education is the 17th most popular major in the country with 43,003 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Tennessee, there were 456 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 72 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,060 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Tennessee” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in elementary education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their elementary education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Tennessee”.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee Wesleyan University landed the #1 spot on the list. TWU is located in Athens, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lee University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Tennessee. Located in Cleveland, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Trevecca Nazarene University landed the #3 spot on the list. TNU is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Full Trevecca Nazarene University Elementary Education Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Tennessee State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Tennessee list. ETSU is a fairly large public school situated in Johnson City, Tennessee. It awarded 16 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at East Tennessee State University
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Christian Brothers University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 2 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Christian Brothers University Elementary Education Report
Tennessee State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Tennessee list. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 5 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at Tennessee State University
Vanderbilt University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Tennessee ranking. Vanderbilt University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Johnson University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Tennessee ranking. Johnson University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 1 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
South College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #9. This medium-sized school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 3 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Tennessee ranking. Located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, this fairly large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga
With a ranking of #11, Lincoln Memorial University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Tennessee list. This medium-sized school is located in Harrogate, Tennessee, and it awarded 13 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Lincoln Memorial University
With a ranking of #11, Carson - Newman University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Tennessee list. Carson - Newman is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jefferson City, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Freed-Hardeman University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Tennessee list. FHU is located in Henderson, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Freed-Hardeman University
Belmont University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #11. Belmont is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 2 masters’s elementary teaching degrees 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%.
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