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2023 Best Value General Psychology Schools in Tennessee

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$20,317 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,968 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Psychology 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 Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in Tennessee

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Psychology Colleges.

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality in General Psychology

$9,232 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Middle Tennessee State University to be the best value school for general psychology students who want to pursue a degree in Tennessee. Located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Middle Tennessee State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,232 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on General Psychology at Middle Tennessee State University

#2

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN
$8,336 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tennessee State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tennessee State University are $8,336 a year.

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$9,848 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general psychology schools in Tennessee. Located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UT Chattanooga undergraduate students pay an average of $9,848 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN
$10,056 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Psychology Schools in Tennessee list. UofM is a very large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UofM are $10,056 per year.

Read full report on General Psychology at University of Memphis

#5

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN
$35,752 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lipscomb University is a great value for general psychology students. Located in the city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Lipscomb undergraduate students pay an average of $35,752 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, Lipscomb is ranked #4 for overall quality for psychology in Tennessee.

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$9,438 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, East Tennessee State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general psychology students. ETSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Johnson City.

ETSU undergraduate students pay an average of $9,438 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on General Psychology at East Tennessee State University

#7

Fisk University

Nashville, TN
$22,906 Average Tuition & Fees

Fisk University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general psychology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Fisk is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Fisk are $22,906 a year.

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#8

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN
$56,966 Average Tuition & Fees

Vanderbilt University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general psychology programs. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Vanderbilt are $56,966 per year.

Vanderbilt also took the #1 spot in our Best General Psychology Schools in Tennessee rankings.

Read full report on General Psychology at Vanderbilt University

Best Value General Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value General Psychology Schools 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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to BruceBlaus.

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