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2023 Best Value Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$18,251 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$62,738 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, psychology students earned 424 degrees and certificates from a Tennessee school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Tennessee to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for psychology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Psychology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Psychology

#1

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Tennessee State University are $10,732 a year.

Read full report on Psychology at Tennessee State University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a great value for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

UT Knoxville graduate students pay an average of $13,380 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UT Knoxville also took the #5 spot in our Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee rankings.

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#3

Freed-Hardeman University

Henderson, TN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Freed-Hardeman University is a great value for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. FHU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Henderson.

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

Full Psychology at Freed-Hardeman 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 Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofM are $10,908 per year.

Full Psychology at University of Memphis Report

Out of the 7 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, East Tennessee State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Read full report on Psychology at East Tennessee State University

Trevecca Nazarene University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Nashville, TNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

TNU graduate students pay an average of $11,585 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Psychology at Trevecca Nazarene University Report

#7

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Vanderbilt are $52,162 per year.

Vanderbilt not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.

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Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 134
Florida 2,049
Virginia 1,767
North Carolina 318
Georgia 495
West Virginia 195
Louisiana 249
South Carolina 169
Kentucky 819
Arkansas 47
Alabama 355

Psychology Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 29,224
General Psychology 8,051
Child Development & Psychology 2,576
Other Psychology 2,162

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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 Nevit Dilmen.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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