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2023 Most Popular Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

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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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in Tennessee to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Psychology program at each school on the list.

Check out the psychology bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Tennessee.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Tennessee - Knoxville the most popular school in Tennessee for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the city of Knoxville.

About 79% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 21% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Middle Tennessee State University is a great place for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro.

Women make up 84% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#3

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Memphis is a great place 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.

Women make up 85% of the psychology majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. UT Chattanooga is a large public school located in the city of Chattanooga.

About 80% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 20% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means East Tennessee State University is a great place for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 70% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#6

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

Women make up 82% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full Psychology at Vanderbilt University Report

#7

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

Austin Peay State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree psychology programs. Austin Peay State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Clarksville.

Women make up 78% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#8

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

With a ranking of #8, Tennessee State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Tennessee State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Nashville.

Of the 65 students majoring in psychology at Tennessee State University, 9% are male and 91% are female.

Full Psychology at Tennessee State University Report

Trevecca Nazarene University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the large city of Nashville, TNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#9

Lee University

Cleveland, TN

With a ranking of #9, Lee University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Cleveland, Lee University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 60 students majoring in psychology at Lee University, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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Best Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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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