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2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$11,376 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,329 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for psychology majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Psychology

#1

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

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 midsize city of Clarksville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Austin Peay State University are $9,841 per year.

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#2

Freed-Hardeman University

Henderson, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Freed-Hardeman University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. FHU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Henderson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at FHU are $10,980 a year.

Full Psychology at Freed-Hardeman University Report

Out of the 5 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the # 3 spot on the list. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Knoxville are $13,380 per year.

UT Knoxville also made our Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list, coming in at #5.

Full Psychology at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Memphis is a great value for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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#5

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Lipscomb University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in Tennessee. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Lipscomb are $17,100 a year.

Lipscomb not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list.

Full Psychology at Lipscomb University Report

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 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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