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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Tennessee” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 266,651 registered nursing students received their degree, making the major the 3rd most popular in the country.
Across Tennessee, there were 4,957 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,235 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,342 and $21,173 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Tennessee” ranking, we looked at 18 colleges that offer a degree in registered nursing. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in registered nursing.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee associate degree registered nursing students.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Dyersburg State Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Dyersburg State Community College is a small school located in Dyersburg, Tennessee that handed out 112 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fortis Institute - Nashville. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Tennessee. Fortis Institute - Nashville is a small school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 26 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Adventist University landed the #3 spot on the list. Southern Adventist University is located in Collegedale, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 86 associates’s registered nursing 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln Memorial University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Tennessee list. Lincoln Memorial University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Harrogate, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 171 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Registered Nursing at Lincoln Memorial University
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Jackson State Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Jackson State Community College is a public institution located in Jackson, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 62 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Jackson State Community College Registered Nursing Report
Southwest Tennessee Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Tennessee list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school handed out 102 degrees to qualified associates’s registered nursing students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #7, Columbia State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Tennessee list. Columbia State Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Columbia, Tennessee. It awarded 87 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Registered Nursing at Columbia State Community College
Walters State Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Tennessee list. Morristown, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s registered nursing degrees to 104 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Chattanooga State Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Tennessee ranking. Located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 101 diplomas to qualified associates’s registered nursing students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Registered Nursing at Chattanooga State Community College
Northeast State Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Tennessee ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Blountville, Tennessee, and it awarded 73 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northeast State Technical Community College Registered Nursing Report
Roane State Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Tennessee ranking. Located in Harriman, Tennessee, this small public school handed out 66 degrees to qualified associates’s registered nursing students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Registered Nursing at Roane State Community College
Motlow State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #12. Motlow is a public institution located in Tullahoma, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 60 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Motlow State Community College Registered Nursing Report
Cleveland State Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Tennessee ranking. Located in Cleveland, Tennessee, this small public school awarded 47 degrees to qualified associates’s registered nursing students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Registered Nursing at Cleveland State Community College
With a ranking of #14, Pellissippi State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Tennessee list. Pellissippi State Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 84 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Registered Nursing at Pellissippi State Community College
Nashville State Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Tennessee ranking. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s registered nursing degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Registered Nursing at Nashville State Community College
Concorde Career College - Memphis ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Tennessee list. Concorde Career College - Memphis is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Registered Nursing at Concorde Career College - Memphis
With a ranking of #17, Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Tennessee list. Tennessee State University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Registered Nursing at Tennessee State University
South College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Tennessee ranking. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s registered nursing degrees to 254 students in 2020-2021.
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