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2021 Best Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Tennessee

13 Colleges
2,087 Bachelor's Degrees
$27,176 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in TennesseeOut of the majors we analyze each year, psychology was ranked 5th in Tennessee. In fact, 2,087 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that of the 137,622 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 1.5% were from a college or university in the state.

For this year's Best Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Tennessee ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a bachelor's in psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality psychology programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the psychology program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Tennessee

The following schools top our list of the Best Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University has taken the #1 spot in this year's psychology ranking for non-traditional students. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville. Vanderbilt not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Psychology in Tennessee list.

The student loan default rate at Vanderbilt is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 821 students take at least one class online at Vanderbilt. There are roughly 1,196 part time students in attendance at Vanderbilt.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Knoxville, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Psychology in Tennessee ranking.

The student loan default rate at UT Knoxville is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 12,626 students take at least one class online at UT Knoxville. 3,889 of UT Knoxville students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Middle Tennessee State University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Middle Tennessee State University, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Psychology in Tennessee ranking.

The student loan default rate at Middle Tennessee State University is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 7,472 students take at least one class online at Middle Tennessee State University. 5,576 of Middle Tennessee State University students are attending part time.

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Lipscomb University
Nashville, TN

Lipscomb University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lipscomb, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Psychology in Tennessee ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 1,681 students at Lipscomb that take at least one class online. There are roughly 445 part time students in attendance at Lipscomb.

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Memphis. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a very large student population. UofM also made our Best Colleges for Psychology in Tennessee list, coming in at #7.

The student loan default rate at UofM is lower than is typical, just 3.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,362 students at UofM that take at least one class online. About 8,225 of the students at UofM are attending part time.

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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. UT Chattanooga is a large public school located in the midsize city of Chattanooga. UT Chattanooga not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Psychology in Tennessee list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. Approximately 6,689 students take at least one class online at UT Chattanooga. 1,757 students are part time.

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Tennessee State University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Nashville.

The student loan default rate at Tennessee State University is lower than is typical, just 4.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,651 students take at least one class online at Tennessee State University. About 2,446 of the students at Tennessee State University are attending part time.

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East Tennessee State University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The student loan default rate at ETSU is lower than is typical, just 2.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,872 students at ETSU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,024 part time students in attendance at ETSU.

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Tusculum University
Greeneville, TN

Tusculum University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Tusculum is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Greeneville.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 5.4%. Approximately 747 students take at least one class online at Tusculum. About 325 of the students at Tusculum are attending part time.

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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Austin Peay State University. Austin Peay State University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Clarksville.

The student loan default rate at Austin Peay State University is lower than is typical, just 3.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,473 students take at least one class online at Austin Peay State University. There are roughly 3,684 part time students in attendance at Austin Peay State University.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,433
Florida 8,232
Virginia 4,872
Mississippi 912
Georgia 3,677
Alabama 1,568
West Virginia 772
South Carolina 1,721
Louisiana 1,455
Kentucky 1,499
Arkansas 966

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