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Tennessee State University

Tennessee State University
3500 John A Meritt Blvd
Nashville, TN 37209-1561

Official telephone: (615) 963-5000
Website: https://www.tnstate.edu/
Screen last updated on: September 2025
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 34%
Student:Faculty ratio: 11:1
Total faculty: 438
Full-time faculty: 565
Part-time faculty: 127
Graduation rate: 35% within six years

Tennessee State University
PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
distance learning, online courses

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Agriculture, General
  • Architectural Engineering
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Communication, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Family Resource Management Studies, General
  • General Studies
  • Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Music, General
  • Office Management and Supervision
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
  • Urban Studies/Affairs
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Work and Family Studies
Diplomas

  • Biochemistry
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biotechnology
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Holistic/Integrative Health
  • Human Services, General
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
  • Nursing Education
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health, General
  • Public Policy Analysis, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
Doctorates

  • Agriculture, General
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Physical Therapy/Therapist
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
Master's Degrees

  • Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other
  • Agriculture, General
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry, General
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Science
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Data Science, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Environmental Science
  • General Studies
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Occupational Therapy/Therapist
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health, General
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Social Work
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for DANTES
  • neither credit nor placement for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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