2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $30-$48k) in Tennessee

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 134,326 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across Tennessee, there were 2,010 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 53 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in general psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general psychology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general psychology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $30-$48k) in Tennessee

#1

Tennessee State University

Nashville, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$20,860 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Tennessee State University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

Tennessee State University also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tennessee State University are $20,860, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Psychology at Tennessee State University

#2

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$31,798 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k list. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UT Knoxville General Psychology Report

#3

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

#3 in overall quality

$14,202 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the #3 spot on the list. UofM is a large school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 7 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofM, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Memphis are $14,202.

Read more about General Psychology at University of Memphis

#4

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee

#3 in overall quality

$25,679 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, East Tennessee State University landed the #4 spot on the list. ETSU is a fairly large school located in Johnson City, Tennessee that handed out 8 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ETSU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ETSU are $25,679, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Psychology at East Tennessee State University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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