2023 Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Tennessee

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Psychology for a Doctorate” 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.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Psychology for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general psychology programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general psychology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Psychology for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee doctor’s degree vets studying psychology.

Top 3 Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Tennessee

1

University of Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee

766 GI Bill® Students**

#3 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Psychology for a Doctorate. This large school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

UofM also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 766 of the 22,205 students enrolled at UofM were GI Bill® students, of which 446 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,772. To help with additional expenses, 4 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UofM]](/colleges/university-of-memphis/student-life/veterans/)

2

Tennessee State University
Nashville, Tennessee

249 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$4,829 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Psychology for a Doctorate list. This medium-sized school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tennessee State University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking.According to our most recent data, Tennessee State University supports 7,615 students, and 249 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 102 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,829. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Tennessee State University]](/colleges/tennessee-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

3

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee

13 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$17,769 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Psychology for a Doctorate list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 10 degrees to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2020-2021.

Vanderbilt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list.Among the 13,537 students enrolled at Vanderbilt, 13 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,769. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• 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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• 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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