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Largest general studies programs in Tennessee
Tennessee general studies 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 | Austin Peay State University | Clarksville | Public, 4-year | 815 |
| 2 | Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro | Public, 4-year | 186 |
| 3 | Tennessee Technological University | Cookeville | Public, 4-year | 58 |
| 4 | Bethel University | McKenzie | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 30 |
| 5 | University of Memphis | Memphis | Public, 4-year | 28 |
| 6 | Tusculum University | Greeneville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 26 |
| 7 | Carson-Newman University | Jefferson City | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 16 |
| 8 | Freed-Hardeman University | Henderson | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 16 |
| 9 | Tennessee State University | Nashville | Public, 4-year | 15 |
| 10 | Bryan College-Dayton | Dayton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 9 |
| 11 | Cumberland University | Lebanon | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 9 |
| 12 | Trevecca Nazarene University | Nashville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 9 |
| 13 | Rhodes College | Memphis | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 8 |
| 14 | Union University | Jackson | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 8 |
| 15 | Fisk University | Nashville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 5 |
| 16 | The University of Tennessee Southern | Pulaski | Public, 4-year | 5 |
| 17 | King University | Bristol | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 4 |
| 18 | Lipscomb University | Nashville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 3 |
| 19 | Johnson University | Knoxville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 3 |
| 20 | Le Moyne-Owen College | Memphis | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 3 |
| 21 | American Baptist College | Nashville | Private nonprofit, 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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