2025 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Ranked #7 in popularity, clinical, counseling & applied psychology is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 307 master's degrees in clinical, counseling & applied psychology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology School for Your Master's Degree

The clinical psychology master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to clinical, counseling & applied psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for clinical, counseling & applied psychology to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized clinical, counseling & applied psychology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for clinical, counseling & applied psychology students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology in Tennessee

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for clinical, counseling & applied psychology students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Tennessee Schools for a Master's in Clinical Psychology

1

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

57 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology needs to look into Vanderbilt University. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Vanderbilt University

2

University of Memphis
Memphis, TN

14 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology has to look into University of Memphis. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from University of Memphis

3

The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN

16 Annual Graduates

The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is a good choice for students interested in a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. UT Chattanooga is a large public university located in the midsize city of Chattanooga.More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

4

Lipscomb University
Nashville, TN

12 Annual Graduates

$44,668 Median Starting Salary

Lipscomb University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Lipscomb is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville.

Students who graduate with their master's from the clinical psychology program report average early career wages of $44,668.

More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Lipscomb University

5

Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN

16 Annual Graduates

$57,354 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Clarksville, Austin Peay State University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.

Those clinical, counseling & applied psychology students who get their master's degree from Austin Peay State University receive $11,489 more than the typical clinical psychology student.

More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Austin Peay State University

6

Trevecca Nazarene University
Nashville, TN

38 Annual Graduates

$41,545 Median Starting Salary

TNU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville.

Soon after graduation, clinical psychology master's recipients typically make around $41,545 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a master’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Trevecca Nazarene University

Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	1,276
Georgia	190	231
Virginia	182	1,115
North Carolina	178	64
Alabama	151	217
Kentucky	147	685
Louisiana	147	52
South Carolina	146	100
Mississippi	145	21
Arkansas	121	0
West Virginia	112	5

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Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Related Rankings by Major

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is one of 24 different types of Psychology programs to choose from.

Clinical Psychology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Counseling Psychology	102
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	81
Educational Psychology	48
Other Psychology & Counseling	38
Applied Behavior Analysis	18
Clinical Psychology	13
School Psychology	5
Community Psychology	2

Majors Similar to Clinical Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	108
Child Development & Psychology	80

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.