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2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee

6 Ranked Colleges
115 Degrees Awarded
$22,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master's in Tennessee

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee” ranking - to help you make that decision.

With 134,326 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, general psychology is the 4th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, general psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,999 and had an average of $26,247 in loans still to pay off.

Across Tennessee, there were 2,010 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,644 and $26,428 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 115 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general psychology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general psychology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee

The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee master’s degree psychology students.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in Tennessee

#1

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Middle Tennessee State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee. Murfreesboro, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

Middle Tennessee State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Middle Tennessee State University are $26,172, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Psychology at Middle Tennessee State University

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 14 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UT Knoxville General Psychology Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee. The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our tennessee master’s degree psychology students list, UT Chattanooga has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General 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 UT Chattanooga are $18,334.

Read more about General Psychology at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the #4 spot on the list. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofM, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofM are $14,202, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UofM General Psychology Report

#5

Tennessee State University

Nashville, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee list. Tennessee State University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

Tennessee State University also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tennessee State University are $20,860, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Psychology at Tennessee State University

#6

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality

East Tennessee State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee list. ETSU is a fairly large school located in Johnson City, Tennessee that handed out 11 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

ETSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at East Tennessee State University are $25,679.

Read full report on General Psychology at ETSU

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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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