2026 Best Counseling Psychology Schools in Tennessee
Counseling Psychology programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 8 schools to find the best for counseling psychology students.
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Best Schools for Counseling Psychology in Tennessee
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall counseling psychology education in Tennessee.
Top Schools in Counseling Psychology
Our analysis ranked Freed Hardeman University the best school in the country for a degree in counseling psychology. Set in the town of Henderson, Freed Hardeman University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit institution. Freed Hardeman University graduates 69% of students within six years. About 21 counseling psychology degrees were awarded at Freed Hardeman University in the most recent year. Graduates of the counseling psychology program make about $54,530 in their early career. Typical student debt for the program is $24,479.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 8 schools evaluated.
- 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 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.
