2025 Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee

General Psychology is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #34 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 108 master's degrees in general psychology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great General Psychology School for Your Master's Degree

The psychology master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality psychology program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

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 consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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 general psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• 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 general 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 general psychology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general psychology students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Psychology in Tennessee

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for general psychology students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Tennessee Schools for a Master's in Psychology

1

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

11 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Vanderbilt University if you want to pursue a master's degree in general psychology. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general psychology from Vanderbilt University

2

University of Memphis
Memphis, TN

22 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in general psychology needs to check out 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 general psychology from University of Memphis

3

Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN

48 Annual Graduates

$59,076 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in general psychology has to check out Middle Tennessee State University. Located in the city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Soon after graduation, psychology master's recipients usually make an average of $59,076 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a master’s in general psychology from Middle Tennessee State University

Best General Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Psychology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	370
Georgia	190	126
Virginia	182	248
North Carolina	178	138
Alabama	151	57
Kentucky	147	25
Louisiana	147	129
South Carolina	146	23
Mississippi	145	29
Arkansas	121	14
West Virginia	112	143

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General Psychology Related Rankings by Major

One of 24 majors within the Psychology area of study, General Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Psychology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	108

Majors Similar to Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	307
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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to BruceBlaus. More about our data sources and methodologies.