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Behavioral Science Schools in Tennessee

Tennessee contains six schools that offer behavioral science programs. Vanderbilt University, the highest-ranking behavioral science school in TN, has a total student population of 12,506 and is the 17th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 6 behavioral science schools in Tennessee, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Martin Methodist College comes out as the most expensive ($25,620/yr), with East Tennessee State University as the lowest recorded at only $11,426/yr.

Behavioral Science students from Tennessee schools who go on to become behavioral scientists, psychiatrists, behavior scientists, child psychologists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 78,470 people working as substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $40,420. Also, Industrialorganizational psychologists make on average $102,570 per year and there are about 1,710 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Tennessee alone, there are 50 employed industrialorganizational psychologists earning an average yearly salary of $*. Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors in this state earn $35,620/yr and there are 1,470 employed.

Also, within the behavioral science schools in Tennessee, the average student population is 2,002 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from behavioral science, there are 4116 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,154 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,032, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Behavioral Science Programs in Tennessee

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  Levels offered: Bachelors

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  Levels offered: Bachelors

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  Levels offered: Bachelors

Tennessee Interesting Facts

• The city of Kingston served as Tennessee's state capital for one day (September 21, 1807) as a result of treaties negotiated with the Cherokee Indians. The two-hour legislative session passed two resolutions and adjourned back to Knoxville.
• Andrew Johnson held every elective office at the local, state, and federal level, including President of the United States. He was elected alderman, mayor, state representative, and state senator from Greeneville. He served as governor and military governor of Tennessee and United States congressman, senator, and vice president, becoming President of the United States following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
• Iroquois, bred at Nashville's Belle Meade Plantation, was the first American winner of the English Derby in 1881. Such modern thoroughbreds as Secretariat trace their bloodlines to Iroquois.
• Actress-singer Polly Bergen, from Knoxville, is the first woman to serve on the Board of Directors of the Singer Sewing Machine Company.
• Tennessee won its nickname as The Volunteer State during the War of 1812 when volunteer soldiers from Tennessee displayed marked valor in the Battle of New Orleans.

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