General Psychology at Tennessee Technological University

Every general psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at Tennessee Technological University stacks up to those at other schools.

Tennessee Tech University is located in Cookeville, Tennessee and approximately 10,177 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Tennessee Tech University.

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.

Tennessee Tech University General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Tennessee Tech University General Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how Tennessee Tech 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 Tech University 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
	748
Most Popular General Psychology Schools	869

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from Tennessee Tech University Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Tennessee Tech University is $25,558. 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 Tennessee Tech University

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

Tennessee Tech University General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 30 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Tennessee Tech University, about 27% were men and 73% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Tennessee Tech University since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Tennessee Tech University 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 Tennessee Technological University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Tennessee Tech University also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student 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 Tennessee Technological 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 Brian Stansberry under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.