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Childhood Education Schools in Tennessee

Tennessee contains 28 schools that offer childhood education programs. Vanderbilt University, the highest-ranking childhood education school in TN, has a total student population of 12,506 and is the 17th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 28 childhood education schools in Tennessee, only 7 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Belmont University comes out as the most expensive ($23,881/yr), with Southwest Tennessee Community College as the lowest recorded at only $4,338/yr.

Childhood Education students from Tennessee schools who go on to become childhood educators, preschool teachers, kindergarten teachers, special education teachers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 181,810 people working as kindergarten teachers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $50,380. Also, Preschool teachers make on average $27,450 per year and there are about 389,660 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Tennessee alone, there are 7,900 employed preschool teachers earning an average yearly salary of $24,290. Kindergarten teachers in this state earn $44,980/yr and there are 4,440 employed.

Also, within the childhood education schools in Tennessee, the average student population is 2,002 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from childhood education, there are 4116 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,154 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,032, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Childhood Education Programs in Tennessee

Vanderbilt University

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Milligan College

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Middle Tennessee State University

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Tennessee Technological University

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Freed-Hardeman University

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Tennessee Technology Center at Hohenwald

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

East Tennessee State University

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Lee University

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Carson-Newman College

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Tennessee State University

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Free Will Baptist Bible College

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

Tusculum College

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Le Moyne-Owen College

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

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Tennessee Interesting Facts

• The city of Kingston served as Tennessee's state capital for one day (September 21, 1807) as a result of treaties negotiated with the Cherokee Indians. The two-hour legislative session passed two resolutions and adjourned back to Knoxville.
• Andrew Johnson held every elective office at the local, state, and federal level, including President of the United States. He was elected alderman, mayor, state representative, and state senator from Greeneville. He served as governor and military governor of Tennessee and United States congressman, senator, and vice president, becoming President of the United States following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
• Iroquois, bred at Nashville's Belle Meade Plantation, was the first American winner of the English Derby in 1881. Such modern thoroughbreds as Secretariat trace their bloodlines to Iroquois.
• Actress-singer Polly Bergen, from Knoxville, is the first woman to serve on the Board of Directors of the Singer Sewing Machine Company.
• Tennessee won its nickname as The Volunteer State during the War of 1812 when volunteer soldiers from Tennessee displayed marked valor in the Battle of New Orleans.

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See Also

• Childhood Education Information
• Salary Details for a Childhood Educator
• Online Childhood Education Schools
• Online Childhood Education Programs
• Online Childhood Education Courses
• Online Childhood Education Certifications

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• Adult Education
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• Math Education
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