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2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$19,575 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,147 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 267 degrees and certificates were awarded to clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who went to a Tennessee college or university. This makes it the #16 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Tennessee to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for clinical psychology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for clinical psychology majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Clinical & Counseling Psychology

#1

Freed-Hardeman University

Henderson, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Freed-Hardeman University the best value school in Tennessee for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Henderson, FHU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at FHU are $10,980 a year.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Freed-Hardeman University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Knoxville are $13,380 per year.

UT Knoxville also took the #4 spot in our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee rankings.

Read full report on Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

#3

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Peay State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the midsize city of Clarksville, Austin Peay State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Austin Peay State University are $9,841 per year.

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#3

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN

The excellent master’s degree programs at Southern Adventist University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in Tennessee. Located in the suburb of Collegedale, Southern Adventist is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Southern Adventist graduate students pay an average of $11,880 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UofM are $10,908 a year.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at University of Memphis Report

#6

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

Lipscomb University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Lipscomb graduate students pay an average of $17,100 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Lipscomb excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.

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Trevecca Nazarene University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. TNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at TNU are $11,585 per year.

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#8

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

With a ranking of #8, Vanderbilt University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Vanderbilt graduate students pay an average of $52,162 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Vanderbilt is ranked #1 for overall quality for clinical psychology in Tennessee.

Read full report on Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Vanderbilt University

Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 1,461
Florida 1,529
Georgia 322
North Carolina 109
Kentucky 769
Louisiana 79
Alabama 264
South Carolina 135
Mississippi 70
Arkansas 16
West Virginia 42

One of 3 majors within the area of study, clinical, counseling and applied psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 8,051
Child Development & Psychology 2,576
Other Psychology 2,162

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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