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Largest special education programs in Tennessee
Tennessee special 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 | Vanderbilt University | Nashville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 70 |
| 2 | University of Memphis | Memphis | Public, 4-year | 49 |
| 3 | Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro | Public, 4-year | 36 |
| 4 | East Tennessee State University | Johnson City | Public, 4-year | 16 |
| 5 | The University of Tennessee | Knoxville | Public, 4-year | 14 |
| 6 | Lincoln Memorial University | Harrogate | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 11 |
| 7 | Carson-Newman University | Jefferson City | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 10 |
| 8 | Tennessee Wesleyan University | Athens | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 10 |
| 9 | Tennessee State University | Nashville | Public, 4-year | 9 |
| 10 | Freed-Hardeman University | Henderson | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 8 |
| 11 | Tennessee Technological University | Cookeville | Public, 4-year | 6 |
| 12 | Bethel University | McKenzie | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 4 |
| 13 | Union University | Jackson | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 3 |
| 14 | Cumberland University | Lebanon | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 2 |
| 15 | Trevecca Nazarene University | Nashville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 2 |
| 16 | Tusculum University | Greeneville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 2 |
| 17 | Austin Peay State University | Clarksville | Public, 4-year | 1 |
| 18 | Christian Brothers University | Memphis | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 1 |
| 19 | Fisk University | Nashville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 1 |
| 20 | Johnson University | Knoxville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 1 |
| 21 | Le Moyne-Owen College | Memphis | 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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