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2023 Best Value Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

25 Colleges
$24,201 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,054 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, psychology students earned 2,474 degrees and certificates from a Tennessee school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for psychology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for psychology majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Middle Tennessee State University the best value school in Tennessee for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Murfreesboro.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Middle Tennessee State University are $9,232 per year.

Full Psychology at Middle Tennessee State University Report

#2

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

Out of the 25 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Nashville.

Tennessee State University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,336 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Psychology at Tennessee State University Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in Tennessee. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Knoxville are $13,244 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UT Knoxville is ranked #5 for overall quality for psychology in Tennessee.

Read full report on Psychology at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Out of the 25 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the # 4 spot on the list. UT Chattanooga is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Chattanooga.

UT Chattanooga undergraduate students pay an average of $9,848 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Memphis is a great value for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UofM are $10,056 per year.

Full Psychology at University of Memphis Report

Tennessee Technological University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree psychology programs. Tennessee Tech University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Cookeville.

Tennessee Tech University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,802 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Psychology at Tennessee Technological University

#7

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

Austin Peay State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Austin Peay State University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Clarksville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Austin Peay State University are $8,431 per year.

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East Tennessee State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the small city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public college with a large student population.

ETSU undergraduate students pay an average of $9,438 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Psychology at East Tennessee State University Report

The University of Tennessee - Martin ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the remote town of Martin, UT Martin is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Martin are $9,912 a year.

Read full report on Psychology at The University of Tennessee - Martin

#10

Union University

Jackson, TN

Union University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Union is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jackson.

Union undergraduate students pay an average of $16,520 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Psychology at Union University

Best Value Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Psychology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,751
West Virginia 967
Florida 10,298
Virginia 6,922
Arkansas 1,022
Mississippi 1,234
South Carolina 1,890
Louisiana 1,704
Alabama 1,923
Kentucky 2,326
Georgia 4,367

Psychology Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 141,695
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 33,758
Child Development & Psychology 17,542
Other Psychology 2,683

Majors Similar to Psychology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Nevit Dilmen.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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