23 Best colleges for Education Majors in Tennessee

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 431K citations received by 16.9K academic papers made by 23 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

#29 in the United States

#32 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,689

2. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville

For Education Majors

#58 in the United States

#63 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 90%

3. University of Memphis

Memphis

For Education Majors

#104 in the United States

#116 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 97%

4. Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro

For Education Majors

#219 in the United States

#247 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 96%

5. East Tennessee State University

Johnson

For Education Majors

#241 in the United States

#269 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 92%

6. University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

Chattanooga

For Education Majors

#385 in the United States

#425 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1095
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 95%

7. Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville

For Education Majors

#415 in the United States

#458 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 97%

8. Tennessee State University

Nashville

For Education Majors

#430 in the United States

#476 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 962
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 94%

9. University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Memphis

For Education Majors

#442 in the United States

#489 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 3,121
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1911

10. Johnson University

Knoxville

For Education Majors

#530 in the United States

#581 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 990
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $20,713

11. University of Tennessee - Martin

Martin

For Education Majors

#543 in the United States

#594 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 99%

12. Austin Peay State University

Clarksville

For Education Majors

#576 in the United States

#628 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1054
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 98%

13. Belmont University

Nashville

For Education Majors

#589 in the United States

#641 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $37,558

14. Rhodes College

Memphis

For Education Majors

#775 in the United States

#838 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $30,590

15. Lipscomb University

Nashville

For Education Majors

#834 in the United States

#900 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1248
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $27,386

16. King University

Bristol

For Education Majors

#842 in the United States

#908 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Net Price: $23,282
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $24,339

17. University of the South

Sewanee

For Education Majors

#847 in the United States

#913 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1317
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $33,616

18. Meharry Medical College

Nashville

For Education Majors

#866 in the United States

#932 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 1,083
Male:Female: 31:69
Founded: 1876

19. Bryan College - Dayton

Dayton

For Education Majors

#919 in the United States

#987 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $17,105
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $12,650

20. Lincoln Memorial University

Harrogate

For Education Majors

#956 in the United States

#1026 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1113
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $19,401

21. Lee University

Cleveland

For Education Majors

#985 in the United States

#1056 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $20,222

22. South College

Knoxville

For Education Majors

#1012 in the United States

#1083 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $16,584
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $13,698

23. Union University

Jackson

For Education Majors

#1029 in the United States

#1101 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $27,191

Closest to Tennessee states to learn Education Majors

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Kentucky	18	62
Alabama	16	85
Georgia	31	30
Indiana	23	10
Mississippi	7	159
South Carolina	18	68
Illinois	46	9
North Carolina	30	14
Arkansas	10	137
Ohio	45	6
West Virginia	10	118
Missouri	24	41
Virginia	30	24
Louisiana	17	80
District of Columbia	8	82
Maryland	23	15
Iowa	12	25
Pennsylvania	76	3
Michigan	21	1
Florida	35	22
Wisconsin	27	8
Oklahoma	11	83
Kansas	8	48
New Jersey	22	33
New York	100	7
Minnesota	23	16
Connecticut	18	45
Nebraska	7	47
Rhode Island	8	117
Massachusetts	53	13
Texas	58	17
Vermont	6	164
South Dakota	8	321
New Hampshire	8	136
Colorado	18	36
North Dakota	3	187
Maine	7	209
New Mexico	6	99
Utah	9	52
Montana	4	202
Arizona	7	11
Idaho	5	153
Nevada	5	109
Puerto Rico	4	541
California	88	2
Oregon	16	91
Washington	18	5
Hawaii	5	89