2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Psychology Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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.
Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Psychology
Our 2023 rankings named Austin Peay State University the best value school in Tennessee for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Austin Peay State University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Clarksville.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Austin Peay State University are $9,841 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Freed-Hardeman University is a great value for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. FHU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Henderson.
FHU graduate students pay an average of $10,980 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Knoxville are $13,380 a year.
UT Knoxville also made our Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list, coming in at #5.
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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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UofM are $10,908 a year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lipscomb University is a great value for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lipscomb are $17,100 per year.
Lipscomb did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 3,751 |
| West Virginia | 967 |
| Mississippi | 1,234 |
| South Carolina | 1,890 |
| Florida | 10,298 |
| Virginia | 6,922 |
| Arkansas | 1,022 |
| Alabama | 1,923 |
| Kentucky | 2,326 |
| Georgia | 4,367 |
| Louisiana | 1,704 |
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Majors Related to Psychology
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 5 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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