Practice doctorates for nurses, entered after a BSN or an MSN.
9 schools in Tennessee reported DNP-level nursing awards to IPEDS or have a verified DNP program profile; 2 programs have a verified profile. DNP Programs in all states
Data last reviewed: October 6, 2026
Sources: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) / CCNE directory / ACEN directory / official school websites
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Listed alphabetically. Inclusion is editorial selection, not a ranking — see our methodology. How schools are selected
Individual programs whose details we verified on the school's own website, each fact with a source.
East Tennessee State University
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Baptist Health Sciences University is a private nonprofit specialized institution in Memphis, TN. It reported 98 nursing awards (LPN level and above) to IPEDS for 2023-24.
Nursing awards reported to IPEDS (2023-24)
CCNE: BSN, DNP
No program at this school has a verified profile yet, so there is nothing to compare like-for-like. See the school's reported nursing awards.
Belmont University is a private nonprofit university in Nashville, TN. It reported 202 nursing awards (LPN level and above) to IPEDS for 2023-24.
Nursing awards reported to IPEDS (2023-24)
CCNE: BSN, MSN, DNP
No program at this school has a verified profile yet, so there is nothing to compare like-for-like. See the school's reported nursing awards.
ETSU's College of Nursing in Johnson City, Tennessee offers prelicensure BSN tracks (traditional, continuous-enrolled accelerated, LPN to BSN), an online RN to BSN, MSN nurse practitioner and leadership concentrations, a DNP and a PhD in Nursing.
8 verified program profiles
CCNE: BSN, MSN, DNP, Post-Master's
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King University is a private nonprofit university in Bristol, TN. It reported 113 nursing awards (LPN level and above) to IPEDS for 2023-24.
Nursing awards reported to IPEDS (2023-24)
CCNE: BSN, MSN, DNP, Post-Master's
No program at this school has a verified profile yet, so there is nothing to compare like-for-like. See the school's reported nursing awards.
Lee University is a private nonprofit university in Cleveland, TN. It reported 58 nursing awards (LPN level and above) to IPEDS for 2023-24.
Nursing awards reported to IPEDS (2023-24)
CCNE: BSN, DNP
No program at this school has a verified profile yet, so there is nothing to compare like-for-like. See the school's reported nursing awards.
South College offers prelicensure (ASN, traditional and accelerated BSN) and graduate nursing programs across several campuses and online, including RN-BSN, MSN nurse practitioner tracks, a post-master's DNP and a nurse anesthesia doctorate.
8 verified program profiles
CCNE: BSN, MSN, DNP, Post-Master'sCOA
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Southern Adventist University is a private nonprofit university in Collegedale, TN. It reported 216 nursing awards (LPN level and above) to IPEDS for 2023-24.
Nursing awards reported to IPEDS (2023-24)
ACEN: MSN, BSN, ADN, DNP
No program at this school has a verified profile yet, so there is nothing to compare like-for-like. See the school's reported nursing awards.
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga is a public university in Chattanooga, TN. It reported 134 nursing awards (LPN level and above) to IPEDS for 2023-24.
Nursing awards reported to IPEDS (2023-24)
CCNE: BSN, Post-Master's, DNP
No program at this school has a verified profile yet, so there is nothing to compare like-for-like. See the school's reported nursing awards.
Vanderbilt University is a private nonprofit university in Nashville, TN. It reported 486 nursing awards (LPN level and above) to IPEDS for 2023-24.
Nursing awards reported to IPEDS (2023-24)
CCNE: MSN, DNP, Post-Master's
No program at this school has a verified profile yet, so there is nothing to compare like-for-like. See the school's reported nursing awards.