Psychology at Tennessee State University

If you plan to study psychology, take a look at what Tennessee State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Tennessee State University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 7,615 students attend the school each year. Of the 985 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Tennessee State University in 2021, 65 of them were psychology majors.

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

Tennessee State University Psychology Degrees Available

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

Tennessee State University Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how Tennessee State University performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Tennessee State University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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 Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	428

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Tennessee State University. This makes it the #557 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #198 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Tennessee State University

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

Tennessee State University Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 65 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Tennessee State University, about 9% were men and 91% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 43% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	53
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Tennessee State University Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a master's degree in psychology from Tennessee State University. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 78% of degree recipients. That is 33% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Tennessee State University also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at Tennessee State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Tennessee State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	84

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Education

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 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 The Peep Holes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.