Tennessee State University Healthcare Programs

Located in Nashville, Tennessee, Tennessee State University is a public institution. Nashville is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Tennessee State University?

Contact details for Tennessee State University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3500 John A. Merritt Blvd, Nashville, TN 37209-1561
Phone:	615-963-5000
Website:	www.tnstate.edu

How Do I Get Into Tennessee State University?

You can apply to Tennessee State University online at: www.tnstate.edu/admissions/apply.aspx

Can I Afford Tennessee State University?

The overall average net price of Tennessee State University is $27,254. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Tennessee State University, approximately 42% of students took out student loans averaging $7,527 a year. That adds up to $30,108 over four years for those students.

Tennessee State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,000 undergraduate students at Tennessee State University, with 4,816 being full-time and 1,184 being part-time.

There are also 1,615 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,816 full-time undergraduates at Tennessee State University, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Tennessee State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	44
Black or African American	4,118
Hispanic or Latino	91
White	386
International Students	76
Other Races/Ethnicities	101

Geographic Diversity

Tennessee students aren't the only ones who study at Tennessee State University. At this time, 26 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 42 countries are represented at Tennessee State University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, India, and Nigeria.

Tennessee State University Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Public Health	0	37	0	10	0	47
Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences	0	42	0	0	0	42
Physical Therapy/Therapist	0	0	0	0	35	35
Occupational Therapy	0	0	0	30	0	30
Respiratory Care Therapy	0	26	0	0	0	26
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	20	0	0	0	0	20
Speech Pathology & Audiology	0	0	0	19	0	19
Health Care Management	0	15	2	0	0	17
Registered Nursing	0	6	0	7	0	13
Health Information Management	0	11	0	0	0	11
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	0	0	1	0	0	1
Holistic/Integrative Health	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nursing Education	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	20	137	3	66	35	261

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By The Peep Holes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.