Government Accredited Online Colleges in Tennessee
Online colleges in Tennessee offer degree programs in 93 different colleges. The University of Tennessee offers 40 online degree programs. In 2008, the Tennessee Board of Education made high quality online education available to all high school graduates. Applications for admissions are available online.
The University of Tennessee enrolls 49,000 students annually and makes online degrees accessible to working professionals. A few distinctive online programs offered by U of T include: criminal justice; education; health and human services; social work; and veterinary science. The University of Tennessee employs 8,000 instructors and offers more than 6,000 courses to more than 25,000 online students annually.
Tennessee Promise for high school seniors may be applied to online associates degrees or courses leading to technical certification. Tennessee Promise actively mentors high school graduates, who attend any of Tennessee’s 27 colleges and universities or 13 community colleges immediately after graduation from high school.
Financial aid for online college degree programs is based on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which students must complete annually. Tuition at Tennessee’s Community Colleges costs $4,000 annually compared to $8,000 annually in Tennessee’s four-year colleges and universities. The online student must be a Tennessee resident and maintain satisfactory academic progress.
College Name | City | Enrollment (est.) | Net Cost | Degree Programs | School Type | Website |
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Argosy University-Nashville | Nashville | 890 | $12,685 | Certificate (Post-Masters),Bachelors,Doctoral,Masters | Private for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
Austin Peay State University | Clarksville | 12,693 | $6,648 | Certificate (Post-Bachelors),Certificate (Post-Masters),Associates,Bachelors,Masters | Public, 4-year or above | Visit |
Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences | Memphis | 1,138 | $11,830 | Bachelors | Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
Belmont University | Nashville | 6,760 | $26,130 | Bachelors,Doctoral,Masters | Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
Bethel University | McKenzie | 6,795 | $14,520 | Bachelors,Masters | Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
Bryan College-Dayton | Dayton | 2,282 | $20,150 | Associates,Bachelors,Masters | Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
Carson-Newman University | Jefferson City | 2,183 | $22,652 | Associates,Bachelors,Masters | Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
Chattanooga State Community College | Chattanooga | 13,508 | $3,555 | Certificate,Associates | Public, 2-year | Visit |
Christian Brothers University | Memphis | 2,218 | $27,290 | Bachelors,Masters | Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
Cleveland State Community College | Cleveland | 4,942 | $3,509 | Certificate,Associates | Public, 2-year | Visit |
Columbia State Community College | Columbia | 7,440 | $3,511 | Certificate,Associates | Public, 2-year | Visit |
Cumberland University | Lebanon | 1,693 | $20,200 | Associates,Bachelors,Masters | Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
Daymar Institute-Clarksville | Clarksville | 1,219 | $18,000 | Certificate,Associates,Bachelors | Private for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
Daymar Institute-Murfreesboro | Murfreesboro | 786 | $18,000 | Certificate,Associates,Bachelors | Private for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
Daymar Institute-Nashville | Nashville | 707 | $18,000 | Certificate,Associates,Bachelors | Private for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management-Tennessee | Memphis | 320 | Unknown | Certificate (Post-Bachelors),Masters | Private for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
DeVry University-Tennessee | Memphis | 503 | $15,915 | Associates,Bachelors | Private for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
Dyersburg State Community College | Dyersburg | 4,797 | $3,531 | Certificate,Associates | Public, 2-year | Visit |
East Tennessee State University | Johnson City | 17,480 | $6,715 | Certificate (Post-Bachelors),Certificate (Post-Masters),Bachelors,Doctoral,Masters | Public, 4-year or above | Visit |
Emmanuel Christian Seminary | Johnson City | 86 | Unknown | Doctoral,Masters | Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
Fisk University | Nashville | 485 | $20,002 | Certificate (Post-Bachelors),Bachelors,Masters | Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
Fountainhead College of Technology | Knoxville | 205 | $17,000 | Associates,Bachelors | Private for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
Freed-Hardeman University | Henderson | 2,134 | $20,468 | Certificate (Post-Bachelors),Certificate (Post-Masters),Bachelors,Masters | Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
Hiwassee College | Madisonville | 215 | $18,340 | Associates,Bachelors | Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
International Academy of Design and Technology-Nashville | Nashville | 847 | $12,700 | Associates,Bachelors | Private for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
Jackson State Community College | Jackson | 6,774 | $3,508 | Certificate,Associates | Public, 2-year | Visit |
Johnson University | Knoxville | 993 | $10,250 | Associates,Bachelors,Doctoral,Masters | Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
Kaplan Career Institute-Nashville | Nashville | 633 | Unknown | Certificate,Associates | Private for-profit, 2-year | Visit |
King College | Bristol | 2,618 | $24,960 | Certificate (Post-Bachelors),Associates,Bachelors,Masters | Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
Lee University | Cleveland | 5,496 | $13,370 | Certificate (Post-Masters),Bachelors,Masters | Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
Lincoln Memorial University | Harrogate | 5,322 | $18,740 | Certificate (Post-Bachelors),Certificate (Post-Masters),Associates,Bachelors,Doctoral,Masters | Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
Lipscomb University | Nashville | 4,924 | $24,754 | Certificate (Post-Bachelors),Associates,Bachelors,Doctoral,Masters | Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
Martin Methodist College | Pulaski | 1,161 | $21,368 | Associates,Bachelors | Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting | Nashville | 266 | Unknown | Certificate | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | Visit |
Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro | 30,925 | $7,210 | Certificate (Post-Bachelors),Certificate (Post-Masters),Bachelors,Doctoral,Masters | Public, 4-year or above | Visit |
Miller-Motte Technical College-Chattanooga | Chattanooga | 877 | $10,692 | Certificate,Associates | Private for-profit, 2-year | Visit |
Miller-Motte Technical College-Clarksville | Clarksville | 1,119 | $9,900 | Certificate,Associates | Private for-profit, 2-year | Visit |
Milligan College | Milligan College | 1,410 | $26,760 | Bachelors,Masters | Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
Motlow State Community College | Tullahoma | 6,629 | $3,516 | Certificate,Associates | Public, 2-year | Visit |
Nashville State Community College | Nashville | 14,229 | $3,465 | Certificate,Associates | Public, 2-year | Visit |
Northeast State Community College | Blountville | 8,469 | $3,542 | Certificate,Associates | Public, 2-year | Visit |
Nossi College of Art | Madison | 395 | $14,200 | Associates,Bachelors | Private for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
Oxford Graduate School | Dayton | 22 | Unknown | Doctoral,Masters | Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
Pellissippi State Community College | Knoxville | 15,655 | $3,558 | Certificate,Associates | Public, 2-year | Visit |
Pentecostal Theological Seminary | Cleveland | 225 | Unknown | Doctoral,Masters | Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
Roane State Community College | Harriman | 8,877 | $3,525 | Certificate,Associates | Public, 2-year | Visit |
South College | Knoxville | 1,598 | $18,375 | Certificate,Certificate (Post-Bachelors),Associates,Bachelors,Doctoral,Masters | Private for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
Southern Adventist University | Collegedale | 3,666 | $19,124 | Certificate,Certificate (Post-Masters),Associates,Bachelors,Doctoral,Masters | Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
Southwest Tennessee Community College | Memphis | 19,668 | $3,544 | Certificate,Associates | Public, 2-year | Visit |
Strayer University-Tennessee | Memphis | 3,745 | $14,985 | Certificate,Certificate (Post-Bachelors),Associates,Bachelors,Masters | Private for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
Tennessee State University | Nashville | 10,709 | $6,426 | Certificate (Post-Bachelors),Certificate (Post-Masters),Associates,Bachelors,Doctoral,Masters | Public, 4-year or above | Visit |
Tennessee Technological University | Cookeville | 13,269 | $6,692 | Certificate (Post-Masters),Bachelors,Doctoral,Masters | Public, 4-year or above | Visit |
Tennessee Technology Center at Athens | Athens | 478 | Unknown | Certificate | Public, 2-year | Visit |
Tennessee Technology Center at Covington | Covington | 352 | Unknown | Certificate | Public, 2-year | Visit |
Tennessee Technology Center at Crossville | Crossville | 941 | Unknown | Certificate | Public, 2-year | Visit |
Tennessee Technology Center at Crump | Crump | 335 | Unknown | Certificate | Public, 2-year | Visit |
Tennessee Technology Center at Dickson | Dickson | 1,023 | Unknown | Certificate | Public, 2-year | Visit |
Tennessee Technology Center at Harriman | Harriman | 405 | Unknown | Certificate | Public, 2-year | Visit |
Tennessee Technology Center at Hartsville | Hartsville | 863 | Unknown | Certificate | Public, 2-year | Visit |
Tennessee Technology Center at Jacksboro | Jacksboro | 323 | Unknown | Certificate | Public, 2-year | Visit |
Tennessee Technology Center at Jackson | Jackson | 694 | Unknown | Certificate | Public, 2-year | Visit |
Tennessee Technology Center at Knoxville | Knoxville | 1,313 | Unknown | Certificate | Public, 2-year | Visit |
Tennessee Technology Center at Livingston | Livingston | 601 | Unknown | Certificate | Public, 2-year | Visit |
Tennessee Technology Center at McKenzie | McKenzie | 338 | Unknown | Certificate | Public, 2-year | Visit |
Tennessee Technology Center at McMinnville | McMinnville | 253 | Unknown | Certificate | Public, 2-year | Visit |
Tennessee Technology Center at Memphis | Memphis | 1,354 | Unknown | Certificate | Public, 2-year | Visit |
Tennessee Technology Center at Morristown | Morristown | 1,131 | Unknown | Certificate | Public, 2-year | Visit |
Tennessee Technology Center at Murfreesboro | Murfreesboro | 724 | Unknown | Certificate | Public, 2-year | Visit |
Tennessee Technology Center at Nashville | Nashville | 1,735 | Unknown | Certificate | Public, 2-year | Visit |
Tennessee Technology Center at Newbern | Newbern | 501 | Unknown | Certificate | Public, 2-year | Visit |
Tennessee Technology Center at Oneida-Huntsville | Huntsville | 494 | Unknown | Certificate | Public, 2-year | Visit |
Tennessee Technology Center at Paris | Paris | 579 | Unknown | Certificate | Public, 2-year | Visit |
Tennessee Technology Center at Pulaski | Pulaski | 794 | Unknown | Certificate | Public, 2-year | Visit |
Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville | Shelbyville | 990 | Unknown | Certificate | Public, 2-year | Visit |
Tennessee Technology Center at Whiteville | Whiteville | 307 | Unknown | Certificate | Public, 2-year | Visit |
Tennessee Temple University | Chattanooga | 1,203 | $12,120 | Certificate,Certificate (Post-Bachelors),Associates,Bachelors,Doctoral,Masters | Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
Tennessee Wesleyan College | Athens | 1,196 | $21,200 | Bachelors,Masters | Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
The University of Tennessee | Knoxville | 33,110 | $9,092 | Certificate (Post-Bachelors),Bachelors,Doctoral,Masters | Public, 4-year or above | Visit |
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Chattanooga | 12,894 | $7,212 | Certificate (Post-Bachelors),Certificate (Post-Masters),Bachelors,Doctoral,Masters | Public, 4-year or above | Visit |
The University of Tennessee-Martin | Martin | 9,181 | $7,049 | Bachelors,Masters | Public, 4-year or above | Visit |
Trevecca Nazarene University | Nashville | 3,157 | $21,290 | Associates,Bachelors,Doctoral,Masters | Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
Tusculum College | Greeneville | 2,401 | $21,620 | Bachelors,Masters | Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
Union University | Jackson | 5,079 | $25,650 | Certificate,Certificate (Post-Bachelors),Certificate (Post-Masters),Associates,Bachelors,Doctoral,Masters | Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
University of Memphis | Memphis | 26,444 | $7,904 | Certificate (Post-Bachelors),Certificate (Post-Masters),Bachelors,Doctoral,Masters | Public, 4-year or above | Visit |
University of Phoenix-Chattanooga Campus | Chattanooga | 737 | $10,840 | Bachelors,Masters | Private for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
University of Phoenix-Knoxville Campus | Knoxville | 214 | $10,240 | Bachelors,Masters | Private for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
University of Phoenix-Memphis Campus | Cordova | 1,971 | $10,840 | Certificate,Associates,Bachelors,Masters | Private for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
University of Phoenix-Nashville Campus | Nashville | 2,728 | $10,240 | Associates,Bachelors,Masters | Private for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
Vanderbilt University | Nashville | 13,248 | $42,118 | Bachelors,Doctoral,Masters | Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
Victory University | Memphis | 1,977 | $9,260 | Certificate,Certificate (Post-Bachelors),Associates,Bachelors,Masters | Private for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
Volunteer State Community College | Gallatin | 11,871 | $3,511 | Certificate,Associates | Public, 2-year | Visit |
Walters State Community College | Morristown | 8,818 | $3,519 | Certificate,Associates | Public, 2-year | Visit |
Welch College | Nashville | 424 | $12,348 | Associates,Bachelors | Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |
Williamson Christian College | Franklin | 68 | $9,170 | Associates,Bachelors | Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above | Visit |