by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Tennessee” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 12,323 people earned their degree in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services, making the major the 68th most popular in the United States.
Across Tennessee, there were 213 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 196 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,060 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Tennessee” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services. That schools that top this list have a program in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The counselor education/school counseling and guidance services school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Tennessee”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee master’s degree counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Martin landed the #1 spot on the list. UT Martin is a medium-sized public school situated in Martin, Tennessee. It awarded 18 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carson - Newman University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Tennessee list. Jefferson City, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lee University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Tennessee. Located in Cleveland, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Freed-Hardeman University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Tennessee. Freed-Hardeman University is located in Henderson, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Tennessee list. This fairly large school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 42 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Memphis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Tennessee list. University of Memphis is a public institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 36 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full UofM Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report
Tennessee Technological University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in Cookeville, Tennessee, and it awarded 18 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Lipscomb University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Tennessee ranking. This small school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 10 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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East Tennessee State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Tennessee ranking. Located in Johnson City, Tennessee, this fairly large public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students in 2020-2021.
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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Tennessee ranking. The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is a fairly large public school situated in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It awarded 14 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lincoln Memorial University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Tennessee list. Located in Harrogate, Tennessee, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Tennessee State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Tennessee list. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 2 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
Middle Tennessee State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students in 2020-2021.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Tennessee ranking. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 0 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Johnson University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Tennessee ranking. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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