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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Secondary Teaching for a Bachelor’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Secondary Teaching for a Bachelor's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Secondary Teaching for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 10,547 people earned their degree in secondary education, making the major the 84th most popular in the United States.

Across Tennessee, there were 182 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 104 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,466 and $26,819 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Secondary Teaching for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in secondary education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality secondary education programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the secondary education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Secondary Teaching for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee bachelor’s degree vets studying secondary teaching.

Top 6 Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Tennessee

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Belmont University
Nashville, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Belmont University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Secondary Teaching for a Bachelor’s list. Belmont is a medium-sized school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 5 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

Belmont also took the #5 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 343 of the 8,204 students enrolled at Belmont University were GI Bill® students, of which 227 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,102. In addition to receiving other benefits, 146 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Belmont University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Belmont University Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Secondary Teaching for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee Technological University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Cookeville, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school handed out 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.

Tennessee Tech University also made our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, Tennessee Tech University supports 10,177 students, and 403 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 229 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,510. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Tennessee Tech University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Tennessee Technological University Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Secondary Teaching for a Bachelor’s. Chattanooga, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.

UT Chattanooga did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list.Our most recent data shows that 431 of the 11,728 students enrolled at UT Chattanooga were GI Bill® students, of which 270 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,374. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full UT Chattanooga Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Martin. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Secondary Teaching for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Martin, Tennessee, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

UT Martin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list.Among the 7,117 students enrolled at The University of Tennessee - Martin, 234 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 138 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,843. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. The University of Tennessee - Martin offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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Freed-Hardeman University
Henderson, Tennessee

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Secondary Teaching for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Freed-Hardeman University landed the #5 spot on the list. FHU is located in Henderson, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our tennessee bachelor’s degree vets studying secondary teaching list, FHU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking.Among the 2,188 students enrolled at Freed-Hardeman University, 43 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 26 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,165. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee

Vanderbilt University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Secondary Teaching for a Bachelor’s ranking. Vanderbilt University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 11 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Vanderbilt, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 13 of the 13,537 students enrolled at Vanderbilt were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,769. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Vanderbilt University]](/colleges/vanderbilt-university/student-life/veterans/)

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