Tennessee State University is a four-year, public school located in Nashville, Tennessee. It offers 13 health profession degree programs. By offered degree types, Tennessee State have 1 vocational program, 7 bachelor's degree programs, and 5 graduate programs for the health profession degrees.

The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees of Tennessee State is $8,616 for Tennessee residents and $22,416 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the Tennessee State's graduate tuition & fees is $11,188 for Tennessee residents and $23,808 for out-of-state students.

Last year, total 233 students have completed their health profession studies. 22 students obtained certifications, 115 students earned the bachelor's degrees, and 31 students earned master's or doctorate degrees.


Tennessee State University 2025 Tuition & Academic Characteristics

The 2025 tuition & fees of Tennessee State is $8,616 for Tennessee residents and $22,416 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $11,188 for in-state rate and $22,416 for out-of-state rate.

The acceptance rate at Tennessee State is 70.11% and the graduation rate is 34%. The students to faculty ratio is 13 to 1 and the retention rate is 33%.

You can find the detailed information about Tennessee State University at cost of attendance and admission pages.

Key Academics Stats
Tuition & Fees
Undergraduate$22,416 ($8,616)
Graduate$23,808 ($11,188)
Health Profession Programs13 programs
4 online programs
Total Programs86 programs
13 online programs
Student to Faculty Ratio13 to 1
Student Population6,310 Students
Number of Faculties542 Faculties
Number of Staffs1,505 Staffs

Number of Health Profession Programs and Completers

Tennessee State University offers 13 health profession programs through bachelor's programs, and graduate programs, and vocational programs.

A total of 233 students have completed the health profession programs including 115 bachelor's degree earners, and graduate degree earners, and certification complters.

The following table shows the number of health profession programs offered at Tennessee State with number of completers and online availability.

Health Profession Programs by Offered Degrees
DegreesNumber of ProgramsOnline ProgramsNumber of Completers
Associate 1 1 22
Bachelor 7 2 115
Master 4 1 60
Doctoral (Professional Practice) 1 NOT OFFERED 31
Post-Bachelor Certificate 2 NOT OFFERED 4
Post-Master Certificate 3 2 1

Health Profession Programs by Concentrated Study

The following table shows the health profession programs by concentrated major with number of completers and online availability for each program.

"-" in a column means that there were no completers last year (or data is not available), and "online" means the program has online degrees and/or courses available.

Health Profession Vocational Programs
ProgramBachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateAssociate'sCertificationsPost graduate
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/PathologistNOT OFFERED15OnlineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist-OnlineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED22OnlineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/Management9NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED3
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator11OnlineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist19NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Public Health1212NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED1
Occupational Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED28NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED31NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Nursing EducationNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED-Online
Holistic HealthNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse215NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED1Online
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)43NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED