2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in Tennessee
Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services School for You
With 165 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health sciences and services is the #14 most popular major in Tennessee.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Tennessee to see which programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Sciences & Services program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in Tennessee
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools
Our analysis found Meharry Medical College to be the most popular school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a degree in Tennessee. Located in the city of Nashville, Meharry Medical College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dyersburg State Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in Tennessee list. DSCC is a small public school located in the town of Dyersburg.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lee University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Lee University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
On average, health science graduates from Lee University take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Maryville College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the large suburb of Maryville, Maryville College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cleveland State Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in Tennessee list. Cleveland State Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Cleveland.
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Lipscomb University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health sciences and services students. It came in at #6 on the list. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.
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Bethel University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health sciences and services students. It came in at #7 on the list. Bethel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of McKenzie.
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Bryan College - Dayton ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the distant town of Dayton, William Jennings Bryan College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Christian Brothers University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in Tennessee ranking. Christian Brothers is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Memphis.
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Milligan University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health sciences and services programs. Milligan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Milligan College.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Florida | 4,327 |
North Carolina | 203 |
Kentucky | 385 |
Georgia | 544 |
West Virginia | 100 |
Virginia | 247 |
Alabama | 240 |
Louisiana | 214 |
Mississippi | 325 |
South Carolina | 87 |
Arkansas | 291 |
Majors Related to Health Science
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, health sciences and services has other similar majors worth exploring.
Health Science Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | 29,840 |
General Health & Wellness | 6,105 |
Majors Similar to Health Science
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Nursing | 322,592 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.
More about our data sources and methodologies.