General Psychology at East Tennessee State University

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if East Tennessee State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

ETSU is located in Johnson City, Tennessee and approximately 13,713 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 152 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from ETSU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

ETSU General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

ETSU General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at ETSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at ETSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Psychology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value General Psychology Schools	209
Most Popular General Psychology Schools	242

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in psychology from ETSU. This makes it the #276 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #60 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from ETSU Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at ETSU is $22,772. This is less than $28,637, which is the national average of all psychology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Psychology Student Demographics at ETSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at East Tennessee State University.

ETSU General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

The psychology program at ETSU awarded 152 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 30% of these degrees went to men with the other 70% going to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at ETSU since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at ETSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from East Tennessee State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	119
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

ETSU General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 3 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from ETSU, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from ETSU, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from East Tennessee State University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

ETSU also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TN, the home state for East Tennessee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,800	$69,510
Psychology Professors	660	$74,260
Psychologists	230	$87,260

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Boboskaditdatin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.