2025 Best Applied Behavior Analysis Schools in Tennessee

If you plan on majoring in applied behavior analysis, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #155 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for applied behavior analysis students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 13 degrees in applied behavior analysis annually.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Applied Behavior Analysis Schools List

Applied Behavior Analysis Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Applied Behavior Analysis Schools in Tennessee ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Applied Behavior Analysis in Tennessee

The schools below may not offer all types of applied behavior analysis degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Tennessee Schools in Applied Behavior Analysis

1

Lipscomb University
Nashville, TN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Lipscomb University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in applied behavior analysis. Lipscomb is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville.More information about a degree in applied behavior analysis from Lipscomb University

2

Freed-Hardeman University
Henderson, TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

It is hard to beat Freed-Hardeman University if you wish to pursue a degree in applied behavior analysis. Located in the distant town of Henderson, FHU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a degree in applied behavior analysis from Freed-Hardeman University

Best Applied Behavior Analysis Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Applied Behavior Analysis Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	715	465
Georgia	690	29
Virginia	630	22
South Carolina	530	3
Kentucky	518	4
Alabama	500	2
Arkansas	466	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Applied Behavior Analysis

Applied Behavior Analysis is one of 17 different types of Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Applied Behavior Analysis

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Counseling Psychology	118
Educational Psychology	62
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	47
Other Psychology & Counseling	41
Applied Psychology	15
School Psychology	13
Clinical Psychology	12
Community Psychology	9

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.