by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Tennessee” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
With 141,695 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, general psychology is the 4th most popular major in the United States.
Across Tennessee, there were 1,743 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 86 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,060 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Tennessee” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in general psychology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general psychology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Tennessee” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Tennessee”.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Fisk University landed the #1 spot on the list. Fisk is a small school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 2 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Tennessee. The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is a public institution located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Tennessee State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Tennessee list. Middle Tennessee State University is a large school located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee that handed out 27 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lipscomb University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Tennessee. Lipscomb University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Vanderbilt University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Tennessee ranking. Vanderbilt is a fairly large school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 11 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
University of Memphis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Tennessee ranking. University of Memphis is a large school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 10 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
East Tennessee State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Tennessee ranking. East Tennessee State University is a fairly large public school situated in Johnson City, Tennessee. It awarded 3 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full East Tennessee State University General Psychology Report
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #9. UT Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 0 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
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