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2023 Best Value Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$18,251 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$62,738 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Doctor'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.

The Best Value 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. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Tennessee to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for psychology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

Check out the psychology doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Psychology

#1

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

Our analysis found Tennessee State University to be the best value school for psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Tennessee. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Nashville.

Tennessee State University graduate students pay an average of $10,732 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Psychology at Tennessee State University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the city of Knoxville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Knoxville are $13,380 a year.

UT Knoxville not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.

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

#3

Freed-Hardeman University

Henderson, TN

Out of the 7 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Freed-Hardeman University landed the # 3 spot on the list. FHU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Henderson.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at FHU are $10,980 per year.

Full Psychology at Freed-Hardeman University Report

#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UofM graduate students pay an average of $10,908 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Psychology at University of Memphis

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at East Tennessee State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in Tennessee. Located in the small city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public college with a large student population.

ETSU graduate students pay an average of $10,736 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Psychology at East Tennessee State University

With a ranking of #6, Trevecca Nazarene University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Nashville, TNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

TNU graduate students pay an average of $11,585 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Psychology at Trevecca Nazarene University Report

#7

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Vanderbilt are $52,162 per year.

Vanderbilt not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.

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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 7 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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