by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Tennessee” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 141,695 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, general psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,326 and had an average of $26,018 in loans still to pay off.
Across Tennessee, there were 1,743 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,968 and $26,481 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 38 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,511 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Tennessee” ranking, we looked at 5 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Tennessee” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee doctor’s degree psychology students.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Tennessee State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Tennessee list. Located in Johnson City, Tennessee, this fairly large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Tennessee. This fairly large school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, 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 96%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Tennessee. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychology Major in Tennessee. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 0 students 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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