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Registered-nurse (RN) programs in Tennessee on the federal training list, by published cost
42 programs in Tennessee’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for Registered nurse (RN) (29-1141). Published costs run from $1,500 to $149,685; 0 programs report no cost and sit at the end. Sorted by the cost each provider reported — “cheapest” here means the lowest published figure on the federal list on the snapshot date, not a verdict on quality, and never a price you are promised. Snapshot taken 2026-09-02.
| # | Published cost basis | Program (provider’s page) · credential · code | Provider · city | Length | Exited | Completed | Employed Q2 after exit | Median earnings, Q2 (one quarter) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500 | Certified Nursing Assistant Program | University of Tennessee Chattanooga | 5 wk · 25 hrs | 425 | 90% | 3% | $7,800 |
| 2 | $7,183 | PRACTICAL NURSING | TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AT MEMPHIS | 52 wk · 30 hrs | 117 | 68% | 89% | $10,354 |
| 3 | $10,000 | NURSING | NASHVILLE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 15 wk · 15 hrs | 209 | 100% | 93% | $19,797 |
| 4 | $11,564 | NURSING | CHATTANOOGA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 15 wk · 25 hrs | 338 | 57% | 90% | $16,962 |
| 5 | $11,922 | ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE - NURSING -MAJOR & CONCENTRATION ADVANCED STANDING | DYERSBURG STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 48 wk · 40 hrs | 30 | 80% | 97% | $15,313 |
| 6 | $14,168 | Nursing | MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE - MCMINNVILLE | 60 wk · 17 hrs | 30 | 87% | 86% | $18,946 |
| 7 | $14,567 | ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE - NURSING | DYERSBURG STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 64 wk · 40 hrs | 359 | 94% | 97% | $16,700 |
| 8 | $14,567 | Associate of Applied Science- Nursing | Dyersburg State Community College | 64 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | $15,161 | NURSING | MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 60 wk · 40 hrs | 73 | 84% | 94% | $18,753 |
| 10 | $15,540 | NURSING - LPN TO RN | NORTHEAST STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 64 wk · 15 hrs | 82 | 41% | 87% | $12,213 |
| 11 | $15,725 | NURSING - RN | NORTHEAST STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 64 wk · 16 hrs | 493 | 32% | 82% | $7,674 |
| 12 | $15,750 | NURSING, A.A.S. | CLEVELAND STATE COMM COLLEGE | 60 wk · 40 hrs | 198 | 96% | 95% | $17,597 |
| 13 | $16,452 | NURSING DEGREE PROGRAM, AAS | PELLISSIPPI STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 15 wk · 40 hrs | 281 | 91% | 94% | $10,672 |
| 14 | $16,927 | NURSING | JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 60 wk · 13 hrs | 366 | 78% | 92% | $18,896 |
| 15 | $17,393 | BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING FOR REGISTERED NURSES | KING UNIVERSITY | 64 wk · 4 hrs | 214 | 92% | 94% | $17,343 |
| 16 | $18,388 | NURSING | COLUMBIA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 15 wk · 13 hrs | 444 | 74% | 91% | $14,792 |
| 17 | $20,000 | Nursing A.A.S | VOLUNTEER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 52 wk · 13 hrs | 203 | 83% | 89% | — |
| 18 | $20,002 | Nursing | ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 60 wk · 39 hrs | 53 | 85% | 93% | $12,649 |
| 19 | $20,027 | Nursing: LPN Mobility Program Option, A.A.S. | ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 90 wk · 39 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | $25,844 | NURSING: CAREER MOBILITY (LPN TO RN) | WSCC Morristown Campus | 90 wk · 40 hrs | 43 | 86% | 94% | $15,757 |
| 21 | $26,244 | NURSING - RN | WSCC Morristown Campus | 104 wk · 40 hrs | 410 | 92% | 95% | $14,099 |
| 22 | $28,014 | LPN to BSN | EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY | 60 wk · 13 hrs | 246 | 96% | 92% | $19,870 |
| 23 | $33,327 | RN - BSN | LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY - MAIN CAMPUS | 136 wk · 40 hrs | 268 | 62% | 7% | $15,486 |
| 24 | $34,680 | BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING ACCELERATED TRACK (BSNA) | UNION UNIVERSITY - JACKSON | 65 wk · 40 hrs | 107 | 76% | 92% | $17,028 |
| 25 | $36,336 | B.S. NURSING | BETHEL UNIVERSITY | 100 wk · 40 hrs | 15 | 80% | 93% | $19,676 |
| 26 | $42,230 | Associate Degree in Nursing Program, LPN/LVN to ADN Bridge Option | Galen College of Nursing | 72 wk · 18 hrs | 255 | 49% | 88% | $17,906 |
| 27 | $44,512 | NURSING | AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY | 120 wk · 40 hrs | 626 | 79% | 84% | $18,665 |
| 28 | $46,832 | NURSING | UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT MARTIN | 112 wk · 15 hrs | 409 | 42% | 81% | $9,469 |
| 29 | $50,930 | NURSING - RN (BSN) | EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 1,692 | 94% | 91% | $20,626 |
| 30 | $52,951 | NURSING | FORTIS INSTITUTE - NASHVILLE | 96 wk · 40 hrs | 330 | 29% | 85% | $10,564 |
| 31 | $53,457 | Professional Nursing | Jersey College | 96 wk · 16 hrs | 111 | 15% | 89% | $6,613 |
| 32 | $54,488 | Nursing | FORTIS INSTITUTE - COOKEVILLE | 96 wk · 40 hrs | 314 | 44% | 88% | $11,675 |
| 33 | $55,645 | Associate Degree in Nursing Program, Two-year Option | Galen College of Nursing | 96 wk · 20 hrs | 411 | 30% | 86% | $10,375 |
| 34 | $60,120 | NURSING | UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS | 144 wk · 40 hrs | 13 | 54% | 86% | $15,506 |
| 35 | $63,320 | Nursing | TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY | 15 wk · 15 hrs | 679 | 91% | 90% | $22,119 |
| 36 | $67,600 | NURSING | TENNESSEE WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY | 15 wk · 20 hrs | 188 | 93% | 91% | $15,012 |
| 37 | $85,125 | Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree Program, Prelicensure Option | Galen College of Nursing | 144 wk · 18 hrs | 191 | 14% | 82% | $8,989 |
| 38 | $92,160 | NURSING (BSN) | TUSCULUM UNIVERSITY | 75 wk · 22 hrs | 34 | 94% | 85% | $10,532 |
| 39 | $102,707 | ASSOCIATE OF NURSING (RN) | LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY - MAIN CAMPUS | 104 wk · 40 hrs | 551 | 62% | 10% | $13,665 |
| 40 | $114,775 | JEANETTE C RUDY SCHOOL OF NURSING | CUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY | 144 wk · 18 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | $136,951 | BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING (BSN) | LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY - MAIN CAMPUS | 136 wk · 40 hrs | 566 | 68% | 3% | $13,235 |
| 42 | $149,685 | BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING | CARSON-NEWMAN UNIVERSITY | 138 wk · 40 hrs | 227 | 70% | 87% | $13,614 |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (1,765 programs for Tennessee in the index that day); the site states the data cover programs approved as of June 30, 2025 and outcomes for July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2025. Cost is Out-of-Pocket Cost for a Non-WIOA Participant: Tuition and Requested Fees (DE111) where the provider reported it, otherwise Average number of dollars the training program received from each WIOA participant Individual Training Account (ITA) during the time period (DE138/DE135) — the basis is printed under each figure; books and supplies are added only when reported separately. “Completed” = Percent of All Students who completed the program (DE122/DE121); “Employed Q2” = Percent of All Students Exiters who were employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE123/DE129); “Median earnings” = Median Earnings in the 2nd Quarter after Exit of All Students that are Employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE125) — one calendar quarter, not a year. A dash means the federal file prints −1: Values displayed as "-1" indicate data that have been suppressed to protect confidentiality. Your local job center decides eligibility — this shows what is on the list and what it cost and produced, not whether you will be approved.
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This page sorts registered-nurse (RN) programs in Tennessee by the cost their providers published. The Retraining ROI report takes one target occupation and one state, ranks every listed program by the employment its completers reported, and — if you give your current pay — prints a payback estimate per program with its basis. Built on order from the same federal record; free sample on that page.
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