2021 Best Physical Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Tennessee
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Finding the Best Physical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
With 537 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, physical sciences is the #18 most popular major in Tennessee. This means that 1.8% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
For this year's Best Physical Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Tennessee ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a bachelor's in physical sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent physical sciences programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the physical sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville has taken the #1 spot in this year's physical sciences ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UT Knoxville has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in Tennessee ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 12,626 students take at least one class online at UT Knoxville. 3,889 students are part time.
The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Chattanooga, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in Tennessee ranking.
About 1.5% of UT Chattanooga students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,689 students at UT Chattanooga that take at least one class online. 1,757 of UT Chattanooga students are attending part time.
East Tennessee State University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best physical sciences schools for non-traditional students. ETSU is a large public school located in the city of Johnson City. ETSU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in Tennessee list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.5%. Approximately 5,872 students take at least one class online at ETSU. 3,024 of ETSU students are attending part time.
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).