Federal data

Largest early childhood education programs in Tennessee

Tennessee early childhood education programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.

RankSchoolCitySectorAwards conferred
1Tennessee Technological UniversityCookevillePublic, 4-year30
2East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson CityPublic, 4-year24
3Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboroPublic, 4-year22
4Freed-Hardeman UniversityHendersonPrivate nonprofit, 4-year17
5Milligan UniversityMilliganPrivate nonprofit, 4-year9
6Lee UniversityClevelandPrivate nonprofit, 4-year5
7Belmont UniversityNashvillePrivate nonprofit, 4-year2
8Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson CityPrivate nonprofit, 4-year2
9Christian Brothers UniversityMemphisPrivate nonprofit, 4-year1
10Le Moyne-Owen CollegeMemphisPrivate nonprofit, 4-year1
11Tennessee State UniversityNashvillePublic, 4-year1

Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.

How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.