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2023 Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

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$61,988 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is the #49 most popular major in Tennessee with 329 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

The colleges and universities below are the best for clinical psychology majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top Tennessee Schools for a Doctorate in Clinical & Counseling Psychology

Our analysis found The University of Tennessee - Knoxville to be the best school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Tennessee. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population.

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#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Memphis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in Tennessee. UofM is a very large public school located in the city of Memphis.

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#3

Freed-Hardeman University

Henderson, TN

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Freed-Hardeman University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in Tennessee. Located in the distant town of Henderson, FHU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Freed-Hardeman University Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Trevecca Nazarene University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in Tennessee. TNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 464
Virginia 1,481
North Carolina 156
Florida 1,681
Kentucky 775
South Carolina 167
Louisiana 79
Arkansas 18
Alabama 292
Mississippi 158
West Virginia 43

One of 3 majors within the area of study, clinical, counseling and applied psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 141,695
Child Development & Psychology 17,542
Other Psychology 2,683

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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