by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Tennessee” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Health Sciences & Services is the 34th most popular major in the country with 36,762 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , health sciences & services graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $35,967 and had an average of $24,125 in loans still to pay off.
Across Tennessee, there were 376 health sciences & services graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,130 and $21,535 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 52 health sciences & services graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,637 and $23,177 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Tennessee” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in health sciences & services. That schools that top this list have a program in health sciences & services in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The health science 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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Tennessee”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee bachelor’s degree health science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maryville College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Tennessee list. Located in Maryville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health science students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lee University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Tennessee. Located in Cleveland, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health science students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Bryan College - Dayton landed the #3 spot on the list. William Jennings Bryan College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dayton, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at William Jennings Bryan College
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethel University landed the #4 spot on the list. Bethel University is a private not-for-profit institution located in McKenzie, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lipscomb University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Tennessee list. This small school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s health science degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Lipscomb University
South College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Tennessee ranking. South College is a private for-profit institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Milligan University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Tennessee list. Milligan is located in Milligan, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s health science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Christian Brothers University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Tennessee ranking. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health science students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Christian Brothers University
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