2025 Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

General Psychology is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #20 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for general psychology students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 45 doctor's degrees in general psychology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general psychology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general psychology students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Psychology in Tennessee

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for general psychology students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Tennessee Schools for a Doctorate in Psychology

1

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Vanderbilt University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in general psychology. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in general psychology from Vanderbilt University

2

Tennessee State University
Nashville, TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

Tennessee State University is a wonderful decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in general psychology. Located in the large city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in general psychology from Tennessee State University

Best General Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	217	112
North Carolina	190	48
Georgia	190	34
Virginia	182	55
Mississippi	154	28
Louisiana	146	22
Alabama	139	31
Arkansas	74	5
West Virginia	61	10

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General Psychology Related Rankings by Major

One of 0 majors within the General Psychology area of study, General Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to BruceBlaus. More about our data sources and methodologies.