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History Schools in Tennessee

Tennessee contains 38 schools that offer history programs. Vanderbilt University, the highest-ranking history school in TN, has a total student population of 12,506 and is the 17th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 38 history schools in Tennessee, only 7 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Rhodes College comes out as the most expensive ($25,801/yr), with Hiwassee College as the lowest recorded at only $5,858/yr.

History students from Tennessee schools who go on to become historians, art history teachers, professor of histories, art history professors, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 21,810 people working as history teachers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $69,280. Also, Museum technicians and conservators make on average $41,330 per year and there are about 10,170 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Tennessee alone, there are 70 employed museum technicians and conservators earning an average yearly salary of $32,550. History teachers in this state earn $56,240/yr and there are 560 employed.

Also, within the history schools in Tennessee, the average student population is 2,002 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from history, 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.

History Programs in Tennessee

Vanderbilt University

• History
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• History, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• History, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Rhodes College

• History
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Sewanee: The University of the South

• History
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Milligan College

• History
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Martin Methodist College

• History Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Bryan College

• History Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Maryville College

• History Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Cumberland University

• History Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Tennessee Temple University

• History Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Hiwassee College

• History
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• History, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

The University of Tennessee

• History
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• History, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Belmont University

• History
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Union University

• History
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Middle Tennessee State University

• History
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• History, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Public/Applied History and Archival Administration
  

  Levels offered: PhD
• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Tennessee Technological University

• History
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Freed-Hardeman University

• History
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Lipscomb University

• History Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

The University of Tennessee-Martin

• History Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Southern Adventist University

• History
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• European History
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

East Tennessee State University

• History
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters
• History, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Public/Applied History and Archival Administration
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Lee University

• History Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

• History
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Carson-Newman College

• History Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

King College

• History
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• American History (United States)
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Fisk University

• History
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Tennessee State University

• History
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Christian Brothers University

• History
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Tennessee Wesleyan College

• History
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Trevecca Nazarene University

• History Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Bethel College

• History Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Austin Peay State University

• History
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• History, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History, Other
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Lincoln Memorial University

• History
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Free Will Baptist Bible College

• History Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Lambuth University

• History Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Tusculum College

• History Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Lane College

• History
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Crichton College

• History Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• History
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Le Moyne-Owen College

• History
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• History, General
  

  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

• History Information
• Salary Details for an Art History Teacher
• Online History Schools
• Online History Programs
• Online History Courses

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