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Germantown, Tennessee has 5 accredited schools offering psychology programs, with tuition ranging from $3,660 to $68,055 per year for indexed programs. Germantown has a population of about 40,812. Median household income is $144,799 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 71.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area, the top-earning psychology-related role is School Psychologist at a median $84,390 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer psychology programs near Germantown, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Germantown city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS). To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked against schools at the same credential level:
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Germantown. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:Accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on CollegesIPEDSCollege Scorecard
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Source:Accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on CollegesIPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:Accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on CollegesIPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Tennessee schools on the Tennessee psychology page.
Germantown is part of the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (BLS area code 32820). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Tennessee statewide.
| Occupation | Median Wage | Source | COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical and Counseling Psychologist | $71,870 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $77,950 |
| Industrial-Organizational Psychologist | N/A | TN statewide | – |
| School Psychologist | $84,390 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $91,529 |
| Educational and Career Counselor | $65,290 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $70,813 |
| Marriage and Family Therapist | $43,830 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $47,538 |
| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Counselor | $50,260 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $54,512 |
| Healthcare Social Worker | $64,430 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $69,881 |
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker | $46,810 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $50,770 |
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 40,812 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $144,799 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 71.2% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 92.2 (below U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
| Psychology-related employment in Shelby County | 14,620 workers, 2,032 establishments | BLS QCEW 2024 annual |
Accredited schools offering psychology programs near Germantown are listed on this page, ranked by BOC Score and distance from the city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS and College Scorecard data on every site update, so it stays current as programs open and close.
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying psychology-related roles near Germantown are: School Psychologist ($84,390), Clinical and Counseling Psychologist ($71,870), Educational and Career Counselor ($65,290). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Tennessee statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Collierville, TN is 5.3 miles from Germantown and has its own set of local psychology programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Germantown’s median household income of $144,799 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Germantown while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Tennessee public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
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Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Germantown:
Data verified: July 23, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
