by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Psychology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Psychology is a major offered under the psychology program of study at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in psychology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at UT Knoxville was ranked #293 on College Factual's Best Schools for psychology list. It is also ranked #4 in Tennessee.
Here are some of the other rankings for UT Knoxville.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UT Knoxville was $1,137 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $378 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,332 | $28,522 |
| Fees | $1,932 | $2,162 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,598 | $1,598 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,856 | $11,856 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,780 | $5,780 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Psychology students who received their bachelor’s degree at UT Knoxville took out an average of $23,583 in student loans. That is 3% lower than the national average of $24,315.
The median early career salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UT Knoxville is $26,585 per year. That is 5% lower than the national average of $27,969.
UT Knoxville does not offer an online option for its psychology bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UT Knoxville Online Learning page.
About 77.6% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in psychology in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 79.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in psychology at UT Knoxville in 2019-2020, 21.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 13 |
| Black or African American | 23 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 226 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 15 |
General Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Psychology | 294 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Child Development & Psychology | 23 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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