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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Psychology for a Doctorate

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Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Psychology for a Doctorate

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.

Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 195,678 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,611 and had an average of $25,989 in loans still to pay off.

Across Tennessee, there were 2,474 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,858 and $26,601 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Psychology for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent psychology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the psychology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Psychology for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Psychology for a Doctorate”.

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

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Psychology for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 20 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

UT Knoxville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list.Among the 30,559 students enrolled at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville, 1,122 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 739 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,650. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

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East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Tennessee State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Psychology for a Doctorate. Johnson City, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

ETSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list.Among the 13,713 students enrolled at ETSU, 6 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 $25,115. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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University of Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Psychology for a Doctorate. This large school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 23 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

UofM also made our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #4.Our most recent data shows that 766 of the 22,205 students enrolled at University of Memphis were GI Bill® students, of which 446 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,772. On top of their other funding sources, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Memphis does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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Trevecca Nazarene University
Nashville, Tennessee

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Psychology for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Trevecca Nazarene University landed the #4 spot on the list. TNU is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our tennessee doctor’s degree vets studying psychology list, TNU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 152 of the 3,968 students enrolled at Trevecca Nazarene University were GI Bill® students, of which 98 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,987. To help with additional expenses, 10 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full Trevecca Nazarene University Veteran Student Life Report

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Tennessee State University
Nashville, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tennessee State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Psychology for a Doctorate. Tennessee State University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our tennessee doctor’s degree vets studying psychology list, Tennessee State University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking.Of the 7,615 students enrolled at Tennessee State University, 249 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 102 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,829. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee

Vanderbilt University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Psychology for a Doctorate ranking. Vanderbilt University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Vanderbilt also made our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, Vanderbilt supports 13,537 students, and 13 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,769. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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%.

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