Nursing Schools in Tennessee
There are 87 nursing schools in Tennessee. This year, we evaluated 52 schools NCLEX pass rates and net prices, and our ranking system identified the following schools as the best value schools.
The calculation we used here takes into account a school's NCLEX pass rate and the net price of attendance for a student who received the average amount of financial aid. The higher the NCLEX pass rate of the program, and the lower the cost, the better the return on investment.
Learn more about our nursing schools ranking methodology hereEach school has two separate rankings. One for the RN program and one for the LPN program. Use the Filter By options to see each list. The Sort By button allows you to sort the list by school name, cost, or rank.
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Nursing Schools Best-Value Rankings
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Walters State Community College
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Walters State Community College (WSCC) is located in Morristown, Tennessee. WSCC is a state-supported community college that was established back in 1970. The school currently serves just under 7000 students and is operated by the Tennessee Board of Regents. The main goal of WSCC is to provide ... Programs offered
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
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Southwest Tennessee Community College (STCC) is located in Memphis, Tennessee. It is a member of the State University and Community College System of Tennessee under the direction of the Tennessee Board of Regents. This community college was established in the year 2000 and is the result of a ... Programs offered
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Cleveland State Community College
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Cleveland State Community College is located in Cleveland, Tennessee. This public community college was established back in 1967. This school boasts a 105-acre campus, a 3000-seat gymnasium, a 400-seat theatre, various athletic fields, and a large library. Students will be able to earn a ... Programs offered
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Dyersburg State Community College
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Dyersburg State Community College (DSCC) is located in Dyersburg, Tennessee. DSCC was established in 1969 and is operated by the Tennessee Board of Regents. Students will be able to earn various associate’s degrees and will also have certificate programs to consider. DSCC even has various ... Programs offered
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Columbia State Community College
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Columbia State Community College is located in Columbia, Tennessee. This community college was established in 1966 and it serves more than 5000 students. The school even has the distinction of being Tennessee’s very first community college. Students can earn associate’s degrees in ... Programs offered
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Northeast State Community College
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Northeast State Community College is located in Blountville, Tennessee with associated teaching sites in Elizabethton, Gray, Johnston City, and Kingsport. Northeast State was established in 1966 and it now serves more than 6000 students. This school offers students more than 130 different ... Programs offered
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Nashville State Community College
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Nashville State Community College (NSCC) is located in Nashville, Tennessee. NSCC was established in 1970 and it now serves just a little bit under 10,000 students. This school is operated by the Tennessee Board of Regents and has a 109-acre campus shared with the Tennessee Technology Center at ... Programs offered
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Pellissippi State Community College
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Pellissippi State Community College (PSCC) is located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school is operated by the Tennessee Board of Regents and it has four satellite campuses located in the general area. PSCC is a public community college that was established back in 1974. It is fully accredited by ... Programs offered
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Chattanooga State Community College
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Chattanooga State Community College is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and is a member of the Tennessee Board of Regents System. Chatt State is a public community college that was established back in 1965. It serves just over 10,000 students currently. This college has also been accredited by ... Programs offered
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Jackson State Community College
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Motlow State Community College
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Roane State Community College
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Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences
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The University of Tennessee-Martin
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Tennessee State University
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Austin Peay State University
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Middle Tennessee State University
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Bethel University
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University of Memphis
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The University of Memphis is a public institution in Memphis, Tennessee. It is also part of the State University and Community College System of Tennessee. There are ten campuses in this system, including the Memphis campus. The University of Memphis was established in 1912 as the West ... Programs offered
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East Tennessee State University
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East Tennessee State University (ETSU) is a public institution in Johnson City, Tennessee. It is also part of the State University and Community College System of Tennessee, along with nine other campuses in the state. It was listed as one of America’s Best Value Colleges by the Princeton ... Programs offered
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Tennessee Technological University
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The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
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The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga is a public institution and part of the University of Tennessee System, along with campuses in Knoxville and Martin. It was established in 1886 and merged with several schools and universities over the years before becoming the Chattanooga campus for the ... Programs offered
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Carson-Newman University
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Freed-Hardeman University
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Lincoln Memorial University
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King University
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The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
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The University of Tennessee-Knoxville is a public institution in Knoxville, Tennessee. It is part of the University of Tennessee System that includes three campuses in the state. It was established in 1794, two years before Tennessee became a state. It was originally called Blount College and ... Programs offered
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Tusculum College
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Trevecca Nazarene University
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South College
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Southern Adventist University
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Concorde Career College-Memphis
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Cumberland University
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Established in 1842, Cumberland University is a private institution in Lebanon, Tennessee. Most of the buildings on the campus were constructed in the mid-1890s, as several buildings were burned down during the American Civil War. The Cumberland Presbyterian Church founded the university, and ... Programs offered
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Martin Methodist College
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Union University
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Established in 1823, Union University is a private institution in Jackson, Tennessee. It is affiliated with the Tennessee Baptist Convention. The university is the result of mergers between several schools, including the West Tennessee College and Southwestern Baptist University. The Jackson ... Programs offered
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Fortis Institute-Nashville
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Lipscomb University
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Belmont University
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Belmont University is a private institution in Nashville, Tennessee. It offers both undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Belmont University was established in 1890 as the Belmont Seminary for Women. Classes were taught in the Belmont Mansion, which was built in 1850. The seminary merged ... Programs offered
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Athens
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Athens (TCAT-A) is located in Athens, Tennessee. TCAT-A is a school where students can receive thorough technical and vocational training to open up new career possibilities. The workforce development possibilities of the school help it to produce ... Programs offered
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston (TCAT-L) is located in Livingston, Tennessee. This school offers students the chance to earn various technical and vocational certificates. Being able to train to acquire specific job skills allows students to pursue new career paths readily. ... Programs offered
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville (TCAT-H) is located in Hartsville, Tennessee. This school has a wide variety of different technical and vocational training programs for students to consider. Students who graduate from TCAT-H go on to find employment very easily. This is a ... Programs offered
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis (TCAT-M) is located in Memphis, Tennessee. The mission of this school is to provide students with technical and vocational training at an affordable price. TCAT-M offers many different career training programs that will help students to move on to ... Programs offered
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Paris
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crossville
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro
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Aquinas College
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Christian Brothers University
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Fisk University
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Milligan College
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Covington
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crump
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Newbern
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Ripley
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Whiteville
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Tennessee Wesleyan University
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Vanderbilt University
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Lee University
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The University of Tennessee-Health Science Center
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Tennessee Technology Center at Hartsville - Westmoreland
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Blount Memorial Hospital
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Tennessee Technology Center
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Tennessee Technology Center at Jamestown-Fentress Co. Campus
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Tennessee Technology Center at Alamo
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Tennessee Technology Center at Ashland City
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Tennessee Technology Center at Brownsville
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Tennessee Technology Center at Columbia
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Tennessee Technology Center at Franklin
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Tennessee Technology Center at Greeneville
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Tennessee Technology Center at Kingsport
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Tennessee Technology Center at Lexington
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Tennessee Technology Center at Red Boiling Springs
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Tennessee Technology Center at Spring Hill
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Tennessee Technology Center at Tazewell
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Tennessee Technology Center at Waynesboro
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Tennessee Technology Center at Winchester
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Closed Nursing Schools/Campuses
The following schools are closed permanently.
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ITT Technical Institute-Nashville (Closed in 2017) ADN |
Tennessee's NCLEX-RN pass rate Vs. National Average
Tennessee's NCLEX-PN pass rate Vs. National Average
Tennessee Nursing Salary and Emplyment Statistics
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| Job title | Total Nurses | Jobs/1000 | Hourly | Annual | |
| Registered Nurses | 59,350 | 20.356 | $28 | $59,080 | |
| Nurse Anesthetists | 2,280 | 0.782 | $70 | $146,260 | |
| Nurse Midwives | 70 | 0.023 | $41 | $84,860 | |
| Nurse Practitioners | 6,550 | 2.246 | $46 | $94,720 | |
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | 24,000 | 8.229 | $18 | $38,060 | |
| Nursing Assistants | 29,600 | 10.151 | $12 | $24,420 | |
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