20 Best colleges for Education Majors in Tennessee

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tennessee ranked based on their research performance in Education Majors. A graph of 308K citations received by 14.8K academic papers made by 20 universities in Tennessee was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Vanderbilt University

Nashville

For Education Majors

#25 in the United States

#27 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,606

2. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville

For Education Majors

#61 in the United States

#66 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

3. University of Memphis

Memphis

For Education Majors

#102 in the United States

#114 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1080
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 99%

4. Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro

For Education Majors

#232 in the United States

#260 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 100%

5. East Tennessee State University

Johnson

For Education Majors

#238 in the United States

#266 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 100%

6. University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

Chattanooga

For Education Majors

#370 in the United States

#407 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1117
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 96%

7. Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville

For Education Majors

#395 in the United States

#434 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $8,471

8. University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Memphis

For Education Majors

#426 in the United States

#468 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 3,139
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1911

9. Tennessee State University

Nashville

For Education Majors

#430 in the United States

#472 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $17,315
Enrollment: 9,218

10. Johnson University

Knoxville

For Education Majors

#456 in the United States

#502 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1088
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $21,012

11. University of Tennessee - Martin

Martin

For Education Majors

#526 in the United States

#576 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 99%

12. Austin Peay State University

Clarksville

For Education Majors

#542 in the United States

#593 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1077
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 100%

13. Belmont University

Nashville

For Education Majors

#573 in the United States

#624 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $36,225

14. Rhodes College

Memphis

For Education Majors

#743 in the United States

#806 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $30,672

15. King University

Bristol

For Education Majors

#803 in the United States

#867 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Net Price: $22,626
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $22,715

16. Meharry Medical College

Nashville

For Education Majors

#814 in the United States

#878 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 962
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1876

17. Lipscomb University

Nashville

For Education Majors

#854 in the United States

#921 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $27,937

18. Lincoln Memorial University

Harrogate

For Education Majors

#945 in the United States

#1013 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1086
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $19,162

19. Bryan College - Dayton

Dayton

For Education Majors

#959 in the United States

#1029 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $16,752
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $11,977

20. Union University

Jackson

For Education Majors

#1009 in the United States

#1079 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,585

Closest to Tennessee states to learn Education Majors

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Kentucky	15	55
Alabama	16	80
Georgia	29	27
Indiana	22	38
Mississippi	7	169
South Carolina	17	66
Illinois	45	8
North Carolina	27	19
Arkansas	9	162
Ohio	44	5
West Virginia	8	117
Missouri	22	39
Virginia	29	24
Louisiana	16	78
District of Columbia	7	85
Maryland	21	14
Iowa	12	20
Pennsylvania	71	3
Michigan	21	1
Florida	32	21
Wisconsin	27	7
Oklahoma	11	90
Kansas	8	51
New Jersey	22	34
New York	98	10
Minnesota	22	15
Connecticut	17	46
Nebraska	7	45
Rhode Island	8	122
Massachusetts	51	11
Texas	59	13
Vermont	6	159
South Dakota	7	303
New Hampshire	8	164
Colorado	16	36
North Dakota	4	202
Maine	7	196
New Mexico	6	92
Utah	8	49
Montana	4	208
Arizona	6	9
Idaho	5	166
Nevada	4	104
Puerto Rico	3	559
California	86	2
Oregon	16	95
Washington	18	6
Hawaii	5	86