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Largest education programs in Tennessee
Tennessee 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 | The University of Tennessee | Knoxville | Public, 4-year | 79 |
| 2 | Tusculum University | Greeneville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 56 |
| 3 | Nashville State Community College | Nashville | Public, 2-year | 41 |
| 4 | Austin Peay State University | Clarksville | Public, 4-year | 40 |
| 5 | Pellissippi State Community College | Knoxville | Public, 2-year | 31 |
| 6 | Motlow State Community College | Tullahoma | Public, 2-year | 29 |
| 7 | Columbia State Community College | Columbia | Public, 2-year | 24 |
| 8 | Volunteer State Community College | Gallatin | Public, 2-year | 22 |
| 9 | Bryan College-Dayton | Dayton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 21 |
| 10 | Union University | Jackson | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 21 |
| 11 | Cumberland University | Lebanon | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 20 |
| 12 | Roane State Community College | Harriman | Public, 2-year | 20 |
| 13 | Milligan University | Milligan | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 19 |
| 14 | Walters State Community College | Morristown | Public, 2-year | 18 |
| 15 | Vanderbilt University | Nashville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 15 |
| 16 | Bethel University | McKenzie | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 14 |
| 17 | Chattanooga State Community College | Chattanooga | Public, 2-year | 12 |
| 18 | Northeast State Community College | Blountville | Public, 2-year | 10 |
| 19 | Rhodes College | Memphis | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 8 |
| 20 | Dyersburg State Community College | Dyersburg | Public, 2-year | 6 |
| 21 | Belmont University | Nashville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 5 |
| 22 | Christian Brothers University | Memphis | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 4 |
| 23 | Jackson State Community College | Jackson | Public, 2-year | 4 |
| 24 | University of Memphis | Memphis | Public, 4-year | 2 |
| 25 | Southwest Tennessee Community College | Memphis | Public, 2-year | 2 |
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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