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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.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee Technological University | Cookeville | Public, 4-year | 30 |
| 2 | East Tennessee State University | Johnson City | Public, 4-year | 24 |
| 3 | Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro | Public, 4-year | 22 |
| 4 | Freed-Hardeman University | Henderson | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 17 |
| 5 | Milligan University | Milligan | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 9 |
| 6 | Lee University | Cleveland | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 5 |
| 7 | Belmont University | Nashville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 2 |
| 8 | Carson-Newman University | Jefferson City | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 2 |
| 9 | Christian Brothers University | Memphis | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 1 |
| 10 | Le Moyne-Owen College | Memphis | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 1 |
| 11 | Tennessee State University | Nashville | Public, 4-year | 1 |
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.
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