2025 Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Schools in Tennessee
5
Colleges in Tennessee
384
Family Practice Nursing Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in
family practice nurse/nursing, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #52 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for family practice nurse/nursing students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 384 degrees in family practice nurse/nursing annually.
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Choosing a Great Family Practice Nurse/Nursing School
Your choice of family practice nurse/nursing school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for family practice nurse/nursing schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Schools in Tennessee ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
Best Schools for Family Practice Nurse/Nursing in Tennessee
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the family practice nursing degree levels they offer.
Top Tennessee Schools in Family Practice Nursing
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In TN
Southern Adventist University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in family practice nurse/nursing. Southern Adventist is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Collegedale. A Best Colleges rank of #244 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Southern Adventist is a great university overall.
There were approximately 23 family practice nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Southern Adventist in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In TN
Any student who is interested in family practice nurse/nursing needs to take a look at Union University. Union is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Jackson. A Best Colleges rank of #538 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Union is a great university overall.
There were roughly 22 family practice nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Union in the most recent year we have data available.
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Masters
Degree Type
MS in Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner
Program Name
Break into one of the most high-demand occupations in the nation with your online MSN Family Nurse Practitioner track from Southern New Hampshire University.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In TN
52
Family Practice Nursing Degrees Awarded
South College is a great option for students pursuing a degree in family practice nurse/nursing. Located in the city of Knoxville, South College is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
There were about 52 family practice nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at South College in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In TN
61
Family Practice Nursing Degrees Awarded
King University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in family practice nurse/nursing. King is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Bristol. This university ranks 26th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 61 family practice nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at King in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In TN
90
Family Practice Nursing Degrees Awarded
Carson - Newman is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Jefferson City. This university ranks 22nd out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were about 90 family practice nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Carson - Newman in the most recent year we have data available.
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