2025 Best Secondary Education Schools in Tennessee
4Colleges in Tennessee
201Secondary Teaching Degrees Awarded
Ranked #84 in popularity, secondary education is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for secondary education students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 201 degrees in secondary education to qualified students.
The secondary teaching program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Secondary Education rankings. For our Best Overall Secondary Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The secondary teaching school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Secondary Education Schools in Tennessee.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the secondary teaching degree levels they offer.
It's difficult to beat Freed-Hardeman University if you want to pursue a degree in secondary education. FHU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Henderson. A Best Colleges rank of #898 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means FHU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 21 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at FHU in the most recent data year.
Tennessee Technological University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in secondary education. Located in the remote town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 19th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were about 48 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Tennessee Tech University in the most recent year we have data available.
The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is a good decision for students interested in a degree in secondary education. Located in the midsize city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #959 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UT Chattanooga is a great university overall.
There were approximately 38 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at UT Chattanooga in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in secondary education needs to take a look at The University of Tennessee - Martin. UT Martin is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Martin. This university ranks 32nd out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 9 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at UT Martin in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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The secondary teaching program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Secondary Education rankings. For our Best Overall Secondary Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
