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2023 Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$16,385 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,565 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Tennessee to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

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

Top 10 Best Psychology Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Middle Tennessee State University the best value school in Tennessee for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro.

Middle Tennessee State University graduate students pay an average of $10,818 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 13 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the # 2 spot on the list. UT Chattanooga is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chattanooga.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Chattanooga are $10,474 per year.

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#3

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Tennessee State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Nashville.

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

Full Psychology at Tennessee State University Report

#4

Freed-Hardeman University

Henderson, TN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Freed-Hardeman University is a great value for psychology students working on their master’s degree. FHU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Henderson.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at FHU are $10,980 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the city of Knoxville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Knoxville are $13,380 a year.

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

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#6

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

Austin Peay State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree psychology programs. Austin Peay State University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Clarksville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Austin Peay State University are $9,841 a year.

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#6

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN

Southern Adventist University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Southern Adventist is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Collegedale.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Southern Adventist are $11,880 a year.

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#8

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

University of Memphis landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree psychology programs. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#9

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

Lipscomb University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lipscomb are $17,100 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Lipscomb also is in the top 20% of our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking.

Full Psychology at Lipscomb University Report

#10

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, TN

East Tennessee State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

ETSU graduate students pay an average of $10,736 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Psychology Colleges 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 13 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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