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2023 Best Value General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$21,135 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,440 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You

General Psychology is the #37 most popular major in Tennessee with 124 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for psychology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

Check out the psychology doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in General Psychology

#1

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Tennessee State University the best value school in Tennessee for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tennessee State University are $10,732 per year.

Full General Psychology at Tennessee State University Report

#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. UofM is a very large public school located in the city of Memphis.

UofM graduate students pay an average of $10,908 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full General Psychology at University of Memphis Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Tennessee State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. ETSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Johnson City.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at ETSU are $10,736 per year.

Full General Psychology at East Tennessee State University Report

#4

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Out of the 4 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Vanderbilt are $52,162 a year.

Vanderbilt did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.

Full General Psychology at Vanderbilt University Report

Best Value General Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value General Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 304
Florida 490
Georgia 160
North Carolina 187
Kentucky 25
Louisiana 151
Alabama 88
South Carolina 23
Mississippi 57
Arkansas 19
West Virginia 153

One of 3 majors within the area of study, general psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 29,224
Child Development & Psychology 2,576
Other Psychology 2,162

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to BruceBlaus.

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