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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology (Income $30-$48k) in Tennessee

7 Ranked Colleges
224 Degrees Awarded
$16,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master's in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 31,746 people earned their degree in clinical, counseling and applied psychology, making the major the 37th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, clinical, counseling and applied psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $45,872 and had an average of $65,193 in loans still to pay off.

Across Tennessee, there were 366 clinical, counseling and applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,550 and $66,737 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 224 clinical, counseling and applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in clinical, counseling and applied psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the clinical, counseling and applied psychology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology (Income $30-$48k) in Tennessee

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #1 spot on the list. UT Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 36 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville also made our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UT Knoxville Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Report

#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Memphis is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s clinical psychology degrees to qualified students.

UofM also took the #0 spot in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Memphis are $14,202, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at University of Memphis

#3

Freed-Hardeman University

Henderson, Tennessee

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Freed-Hardeman University landed the #3 spot on the list. Henderson, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s clinical psychology degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

FHU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at FHU are $10,980.

Full FHU Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Report

#4

Trevecca Nazarene University

Nashville, Tennessee

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Trevecca Nazarene University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 35 diplomas to qualified masters’s clinical psychology students in 2019-2020.

TNU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at TNU are $9,282, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Trevecca Nazarene University

#5

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Peay State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k list. Austin Peay State University is a fairly large public school situated in Clarksville, Tennessee. It awarded 9 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Peay State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Austin Peay State University are $14,669, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Austin Peay State University

#6

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee

Lipscomb University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 34 degrees to qualified masters’s clinical psychology students in 2019-2020.

Lipscomb also took the #2 spot in our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lipscomb are $18,000.

Read more about Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Lipscomb University

#7

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, Tennessee

Southern Adventist University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k list. Southern Adventist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Collegedale, Tennessee. It awarded 11 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Adventist did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Adventist University are $11,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Southern Adventist University Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Report

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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