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2023 Most Popular General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee

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$43,425 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Psychology Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Tennessee to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Psychology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Psychology Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Middle Tennessee State University to be the most popular school for general psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Tennessee. Located in the city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the psychology majors at the school.

Read full report on General Psychology at Middle Tennessee State University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is a great place for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 80% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#3

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 64% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full General Psychology at Vanderbilt University Report

#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

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

About 80% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 20% are male.

Read full report on General Psychology at University of Memphis

#5

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Tennessee State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general psychology schools in Tennessee. Located in the city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

With a ranking of #6, Lipscomb University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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East Tennessee State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. ETSU is a large public school located in the small city of Johnson City.

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#8

Fisk University

Nashville, TN

With a ranking of #8, Fisk University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. Fisk is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

Women make up 50% of the psychology majors at the school.

Read full report on General Psychology at Fisk University

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best General Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 9 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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