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Top Ranked Universities in Tennessee - Highest Full-Time Faculty Salaries

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Top Ranked Universities in Tennessee - Highest Full-Time Faculty Salaries

Rank in Tennessee Highest Full-Time Faculty Salaries
2020 2015 School Name 2020 2015
1 1 Vanderbilt University $132,149 $117,916 (12.1%)
2 N/A The University of Tennessee Health Science Center $129,122 Not Available
3 3 Southern College of Optometry $117,045 $107,282 (9.1%)
4 4 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville $105,955 $98,150 (8.0%)
5 6 Belmont University $103,879 $86,691 (19.8%)
6 5 South College $90,440 $88,208 (2.5%)
7 17 DeVry University-Tennessee $88,451 $67,310 (31.4%)
8 9 The University of the South $85,795 $75,500 (13.6%)
9 7 Lipscomb University $83,871 $78,654 (6.6%)
10 8 University of Memphis $82,798 $76,810 (7.8%)
11 N/A Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting $82,142 Not Available
12 10 Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences $80,299 $74,580 (7.7%)
13 11 Union University $79,747 $73,997 (7.8%)
14 15 The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga $79,600 $69,853 (14.0%)
15 12 Rhodes College $77,104 $72,314 (6.6%)
16 13 Middle Tennessee State University $75,935 $70,369 (7.9%)
17 18 Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville $74,001 $67,122 (10.2%)
18 16 Tennessee Technological University $73,758 $68,307 (8.0%)
19 27 Austin Peay State University $72,407 $62,026 (16.7%)
20 21 East Tennessee State University $71,095 $64,368 (10.5%)

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