General Psychology at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

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

UT Chattanooga is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and has a total student population of 11,728. In 2021, 167 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from UT Chattanooga.

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.

UT Chattanooga General Psychology Degrees Available

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

UT Chattanooga General Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at UT Chattanooga 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 General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	196
	252

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UT Chattanooga. This makes it the #74 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UT Chattanooga Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Chattanooga is $25,731. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UT Chattanooga

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

UT Chattanooga General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 167 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from UT Chattanooga. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at UT Chattanooga 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 The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	114
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

UT Chattanooga General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 20 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Chattanooga, about 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UT Chattanooga, 85% 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 The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UT Chattanooga 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 The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.