by our College Data Analytics Team
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With 110,226 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, teacher education grade specific is the 6th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, teacher education grade specific graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,970 and had an average of $24,228 in loans still to pay off.
Across Tennessee, there were 1,526 teacher education grade specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,831 and $23,530 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 425 teacher education grade specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,060 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in Tennessee” ranking, we looked at 20 colleges that offer a degree in teacher education grade specific. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their teacher education grade specific 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 Grade Specific Ed Major in Tennessee”.
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Martin landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Martin, Tennessee, and it awarded 109 masters’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carson - Newman University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in Tennessee. Located in Jefferson City, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 45 degrees to qualified masters’s grade specific ed students 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Christian Brothers University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in Tennessee. Christian Brothers University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 20 masters’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tusculum University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in Tennessee. Tusculum is located in Greeneville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s grade specific ed degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Freed-Hardeman University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade 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 grade specific ed degrees to 15 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%.
Johnson University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in Tennessee ranking. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s grade specific ed students in 2020-2021.
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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Trevecca Nazarene University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in Tennessee ranking. TNU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 28 masters’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Southern Adventist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in Tennessee list. Southern Adventist is located in Collegedale, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s grade specific ed degrees to qualified students.
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%.
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Lee University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in Tennessee ranking. Lee University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cleveland, Tennessee. It awarded 15 masters’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
East Tennessee State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #10. ETSU is a public institution located in Johnson City, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 48 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Tennessee Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #11. Tennessee Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Athens, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in Tennessee ranking. UT Chattanooga is a public institution located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 29 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Vanderbilt University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in Tennessee ranking. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s grade specific ed degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Belmont University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in Tennessee ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 18 masters’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
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Tennessee State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in Tennessee ranking. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 5 masters’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lipscomb University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in Tennessee ranking. Lipscomb is a small school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 3 masters’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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South College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #17. This medium-sized school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 3 masters’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lincoln Memorial University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in Tennessee list. LMU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Harrogate, Tennessee. It awarded 13 masters’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
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Tennessee Technological University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in Tennessee ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Cookeville, Tennessee, and it awarded 184 masters’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #18, Middle Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Grade Specific Ed Major in Tennessee list. This large school is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and it awarded 116 masters’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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