Colleges in Tennessee

In addition to Great Smokey Mountains National Park, country music, and Elvis Presley's Graceland, the Volunteer State boasts a large number of higher learning institutions. There are 92 colleges in Tennessee, 48 public and 44 private, offering a wide range of programs and majors. Tennessee has both small schools (defined as less than 2000 students) and "very large" ones (10,000 or more students) and everything in between, including community colleges, in urban and rural environments.

The University of Tennessee is the flagship institution of the University of Tennessee System. Located in Knoxville, it offers more than 300 degrees in 11 colleges of study, including architecture and design, business administration, engineering, and nursing. The U.S. News & World Report ranked the University of Tennessee 46th among public institutions in the country. Other campuses are located in Chattanooga and Martin.

Tennessee Technological University, located in Cookeville, focuses on undergraduate education in fields related to engineering and technology, with degrees available in other fields as well. It's consistently ranked among the top public schools in the south by U.S. News & World Report.

Located in Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a music production student's dream. The university's most popular program is the Department of Recording Industry with three concentrations including Music Business, Commercial Songwriting, and Production & Technology.

Other Tennessee colleges include Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, University of Memphis, Belmont University in Nashville, Lipscomb University in Nashville, and many more.

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