List of Nursing Schools in Tennessee

University of Tennessee

• The University of Tennessee's College of Nursing offers nursing degrees at the bachelor's, master's and doctorate levels. Undergraduate studies focus on general education, human behavior and health maintenance. Students learn to work with other health professionals and develop their leadership skills at this level. Graduate students choose from one of 11 concentrations in fields like nursing administration, advanced nursing care and nursing-related research. Students can complete their doctorate in nursing coursework in as little as four consecutive semesters, and they then write the dissertation in their specialized nursing field.

  University of Tennessee
  College of Nursing
  1200 Volunteer Boulevard
  Knoxville, TN 37996
  865-974-4151
  nightingale.con.utk.edu

University of Memphis

• The Loewenburg School of Nursing at the University of Memphis offers both Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in nursing. Undergraduate students focus on leadership and decision-making skills, patient-care technologies and ethical nursing behaviors. Graduate students choose from concentrations like nursing administration, nursing education and nursing infomatics. The graduate nursing program also offers a family nurse practitioner post-master's certificate program, as well as an executive MSN program.

  University of Memphis
  101 Wilder Tower
  Memphis TN 38152
  901-678-2000
  memphis.edu

Belmont University

• Belmont University in Nashville also offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in nursing. The four-year Bachelor of Science of nursing program prepares student to take the national nursing licensure exam. Courses include pharmacology, pathophysiology, nutrition for health care and mental health nursing concepts.

  Belmont University
  School of Nursing
  Gordon E. Inman College of Health Sciences & Nursing
  1900 Belmont Boulevard
  Nashville, TN 37212
  615-460-6139
  belmont.edu

East Tennessee State University

• East Tennessee State University is located in Johnson City, and it offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in nursing. Undergraduate students take courses like communication for health professionals and care of older adults. Graduate students can earn master's degrees in nursing as well as a Ph.D. in nursing. They can also take on-campus or online graduate certificate programs, which prepare the students to sit for the national exam for nurse practitioners.

  East Tennessee State University
  310 Roy S. Nicks Hall
  P.O. Box 70617
  Johnson City, TN 37614
  423-439-4578
  etsu.edu