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2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee

5 Ranked Colleges
111 Degrees Awarded
$19,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee

When it comes to choosing a college, students 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 “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 183,889 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,496 and had an average of $36,227 in loans still to pay off.

Across Tennessee, there were 2,494 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 111 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality psychology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

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

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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 “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee

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

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

#1

Tennessee State University

Nashville, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tennessee State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 10 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Tennessee State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Psychology Doctor’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 Tennessee State University are $20,860.

Read more about Psychology at Tennessee State University

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 45 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Knoxville, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee list. University of Memphis is a large school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 20 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofM, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Psychology Doctor’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 University of Memphis are $14,202.

Read more about Psychology at University of Memphis

#4

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Tennessee State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee. East Tennessee State University is a fairly large school located in Johnson City, Tennessee that handed out 8 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

ETSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ETSU are $25,679, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full ETSU Psychology Report

#5

Freed-Hardeman University

Henderson, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Freed-Hardeman University landed the #5 spot on the list. FHU is a small school located in Henderson, Tennessee that handed out 3 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

FHU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Freed-Hardeman University are $10,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full FHU Psychology Report

#5

Trevecca Nazarene University

Nashville, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Trevecca Nazarene University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

TNU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Trevecca Nazarene University are $9,282, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full TNU Psychology Report

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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