Tennessee

Tennessee State University

Tennessee
#1321 / #386
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Public land-grant university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Tennessee State University Featured Rankings

About Tennessee State University

According to Wikipedia, Tennessee State University is a public historically black land-grant university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1912, it is the only state-funded historically black university in Tennessee. It is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Tennessee State University offers 41 bachelor's degrees, 23 master's degrees, and eight doctoral degrees. It is classified as "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".

Tennessee State University's Online Degrees

MEd in Career and Technical Education
  • Required Credits: 33
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MEd in Curriculum and Instruction
Degree Concentrations
  • Educational Technology
  • Teaching English Language Learners
  • Literacy in Education
  • Reading
  • Required Credits: 37
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BS in Health Information Management
Degree Concentrations
  • Utilizing Technologies in Healthcare Organizations
  • Required Credits: None Reported
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
EdD in Education
Degree Concentrations
  • Higher Education Leadership
  • Pre-K - 12 Administration
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BS in Criminal Justice
  • Required Credits: None Reported
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
EdS in Instructional Leadership
Degree Concentrations
  • Instructional Leadership
  • Required Credits: 33
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MEd in Instructional Leadership
Degree Concentrations
  • Licensure
  • Non- Licensure
  • Required Credits: 33
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BS in Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BS in Psychology
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BS in Nursing
  • Required Credits: None Reported
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MS in Nursing
Degree Concentrations
  • Holistic
  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Required Credits: 45
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
eMBA in Business Management
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MPA in Public Administration
  • Required Credits: None Reported
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MS in Professional Science
Degree Concentrations
  • Applied Geospatial Sciences
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BS in Professional Studies
Degree Concentrations
  • Health Administration
  • Information Technology
  • International Organizational Leadership
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MS in Professional Studies
Degree Concentrations
  • Strategic Leadership
  • Human Resources Leadership
  • Training and Development
  • Required Credits: 33
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BS in Social Work
  • Required Credits: None Reported
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MPH in Social Work
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MEd in Special Education
  • Required Credits: 42
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BS in Sociology
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MS in Speech and Hearing Science,
  • Required Credits: 53
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
MPH in Public Health
Degree Concentrations
  • Behavioral Science and Health Education
  • Cultural Competency
  • Required Credits: 42
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported
BS in Urban Studies
  • Required Credits: None Reported
  • Completion Time: None Reported
  • Format: None Reported

Tennessee State University Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Graduation Rate
32%

How Much Does Tennessee State University Cost To Attend?

Tuition (in-state)Fees (in-state)
$7,128$1,208

How Much Do Tennessee State University Graduates Make?

If you graduate from Tennessee State University, then you can expect to earn an average of $39,800 per year. You also have a 90% chance of being employed after 10 years.

Tennessee State University's Demographics

Demographic data is for full-time, on-campus students.

Student BodyUnder-GradsGraduates
8,9766,8942,082

Where is Tennessee State University?

Tennessee State University is located at 3500 John A. Merritt Blvd, Nashville TN 37209-1561

How Safe is Tennessee State University?

Tennessee State University has a violent crime rate of less than .01% and a property crime rate of less than .01%.

What Is Tennessee State University Known For?

Tennessee State University is known for it's academic work in the following disciplines:

Tennessee State University's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Nursing
#575
World Rank
#558
Historical Rank
#219
USA Rank
nursing Degrees
Medical
#770
World Rank
#773
Historical Rank
#221
USA Rank
medicine Degrees
Education
#923
World Rank
#925
Historical Rank
#222
USA Rank
education Degrees
Engineering
#1412
World Rank
#1434
Historical Rank
#250
USA Rank
engineering Degrees
Computer Science
#1039
World Rank
#1042
Historical Rank
#256
USA Rank
computer-science Degrees
History
#876
World Rank
#889
Historical Rank
#311
USA Rank
history Degrees
Business
#1092
World Rank
#1093
Historical Rank
#313
USA Rank
business Degrees
Political Science
#1314
World Rank
#1330
Historical Rank
#333
USA Rank
political-science Degrees
Chemistry
#1794
World Rank
#1818
Historical Rank
#341
USA Rank
chemistry Degrees
Mathematics
#1595
World Rank
#1649
Historical Rank
#383
USA Rank
math Degrees
Social Work
#1138
World Rank
#1139
Historical Rank
#458
USA Rank
social-work Degrees
Psychology
#1182
World Rank
#1200
Historical Rank
#460
USA Rank
psychology Degrees
Biology
#2243
World Rank
#2271
Historical Rank
#523
USA Rank
biology Degrees
Communications
#1994
World Rank
#2021
Historical Rank
#542
USA Rank
communications Degrees
Sociology
#1993
World Rank
#2002
Historical Rank
#579
USA Rank
sociology Degrees
Literature
#2121
World Rank
#2179
Historical Rank
#704
USA Rank
literature Degrees
Criminal Justice
#2039
World Rank
#2043
Historical Rank
#1067
USA Rank
criminal-justice Degrees

Who Are Tennessee State University's Most Influential Alumni?

Tennessee State University's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Nursing, Medical, and History. Here are some of Tennessee State University's most famous alumni:

Angie Jones
An American software developer and programmer.
Carl Rowan
Carl Rowan
An American journalist .
Marion Tinsley
Marion Tinsley
An American checkers player.
Jesse Russell
An American electrical engineer.
Michael Kearney
An American child prodigy.
Glenda Glover
An American academic.
Levi Watkins
Levi Watkins
An American surgeon .
S. Allen Counter
A Neurologist and academic .
Willie E. May
Willie E. May
An American chemist and civil servant.
Maurice White
An American musician, founder of Earth, Wind & Fire .
Warrick L. Carter
A .
David Pellow
David Pellow
An American sociologist.

Who Are Tennessee State University's Most Influential Faculty?

Parthasarathy Ranganathan
A Ph.D. Rice University 2000.