Undergraduate General Psychology at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at UTC. It is offered at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. It ranks as high as #7 out of 28 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Rankings
Available Degrees
Bachelor’s Degrees
Graduate Study

UTC Undergraduate General Psychology Rankings

#413 in the U.S.

#7 in Tennessee

#55 in the Southeast Region

By College Factual’s measure, UTC highly for general psychology, ranked #413 out of 1,317 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best General Psychology Schools	413 of 1,317
Best General Psychology Schools in Tennessee	7 of 28
Best General Psychology Schools in the Southeast Region	55 of 294

Undergraduate General Psychology Degrees at UTC

The following degree levels are offered in general psychology at UTC, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	241
Master’s	9

UTC General Psychology Bachelor’s Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga conferred 241 bachelor’s degrees in general psychology.

Bachelor’s Rankings

UTC is in the top 15% of the country for general psychology at the bachelor’s level. Specifically, it ranked #7 out of 28 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee	7
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	55
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	374

Salary of General Psychology Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

$40,900 Bachelor's Median Salary

General Psychology majors who earn their bachelor’s degree from UTC go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $40,900 a year. This is below $57,921, the median for all majors at UTC.

Student Debt of General Psychology Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

$21,898 Bachelor's Median Debt

Earning a bachelor’s degree at UTC, general psychology graduates take on a median debt of $21,898 in student loans. This is below $23,324, the typical median for all majors at UTC.

Student debt for General Psychology majors with a bachelor's degree at UTC

UTC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$10,448 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

$21,898 Average Student Debt

Average full-time tuition and fees are listed in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,992	$16,522
Fees	$1,990	$1,990

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 17% of general psychology bachelor’s degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

The largest share of general psychology bachelor’s degree graduates at UTC are White. Approximately 72% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga with a bachelor’s in general psychology.

Ethnic diversity of General Psychology majors at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	174
Non-Resident Aliens	1
Other Races	17

Psychology, General (Bachelor’s)

UTC conferred 241 bachelor’s completions in psychology, general in the latest year of data — 83% to women and 17% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (72%).

Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee — #7
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region — #55
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #374

Graduate Study in General Psychology at UTC

Graduate study is also available at UTC. Annual graduate completions by level are shown below.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in General Psychology	9

References

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