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2024 Best Student Counseling Schools in Tennessee

10 Colleges in Tennessee
298 Student Counseling Degrees Awarded
$39,949 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in student counseling, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #72 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 10 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Student Counseling Schools in Tennessee ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 298 degrees in student counseling during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Student Counseling School

Best Student Counseling Schools in Tennessee Your choice of student counseling school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Student Counseling School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Student Counseling Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Student Counseling
Doctor's Degrees in Student Counseling

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 Student Counseling Schools in Tennessee list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Student Counseling in Tennessee

The schools below may not offer all types of student counseling degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Tennessee Schools in Student Counseling

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
55 Student Counseling Degrees Awarded
23.6% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Vanderbilt University if you wish to pursue a degree in student counseling. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.

There were approximately 55 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent year we have data available. Those student counseling students who get their degree from Vanderbilt University make $2,925 more than the typical student counseling student.

More information about a degree in student counseling from Vanderbilt University

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Any student pursuing a degree in student counseling has to take a look at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #173 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Knoxville is a great university overall.

There were approximately 27 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent year we have data available. Those student counseling students who get their degree from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville receive $2,917 more than the standard student counseling graduate.

More information about a degree in student counseling from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
44 Student Counseling Degrees Awarded
$38,919 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in student counseling has to check out University of Memphis. UofM is a fairly large public university located in the city of Memphis. A Best Colleges rank of #748 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UofM is a great university overall.

There were roughly 44 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at UofM in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the student counseling program report average early career income of $38,919.

More information about a degree in student counseling from University of Memphis

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Lipscomb University
Nashville, TN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In TN
9.1% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Lipscomb University if you want to pursue a degree in student counseling. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #577 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Lipscomb is a great university overall.

There were roughly 11 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at Lipscomb in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in student counseling from Lipscomb University

5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
32 Student Counseling Degrees Awarded
37.5% Growth in Graduates

Tennessee Tech University is a moderately-sized public university located in the remote town of Cookeville. This university ranks 20th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were approximately 32 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at Tennessee Tech University in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the student counseling program earn an average of $39,073 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a degree in student counseling from Tennessee Technological University

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Carson - Newman University
Jefferson City, TN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In TN

Carson - Newman is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Jefferson City. A Best Colleges rank of #795 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Carson - Newman is a great university overall.

There were roughly 7 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at Carson - Newman in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in student counseling from Carson - Newman University

7

Located in the midsize city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were approximately 23 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at UT Chattanooga in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the student counseling program make about $40,956 for their early career.

More information about a degree in student counseling from The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

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Lee University
Cleveland, TN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In TN

Located in the city of Cleveland, Lee University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 15th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were approximately 10 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at Lee University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in student counseling from Lee University

9

Located in the small city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #851 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ETSU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 22 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at ETSU in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the student counseling program earn an average of $36,106 for their early career.

More information about a degree in student counseling from East Tennessee State University

9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$39,504 Median Starting Salary
$32,500 Median Student Debt

LMU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Harrogate. This university ranks 14th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were approximately 4 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at LMU in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the student counseling program earn around $39,504 for their early career.

More information about a degree in student counseling from Lincoln Memorial University

Best Student Counseling Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Georgia287252
Florida282315
North Carolina279501
Virginia274683
South Carolina248145
Kentucky244346
Louisiana242151
Mississippi234179
Arkansas234279
Alabama233268
West Virginia20783

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One of 14 majors within the Education area of study, Student Counseling has other similar majors worth exploring.

Student Counseling Focus Areas

MajorAnnual Graduates
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services270
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services28

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific1,501
Educational Administration1,144
Curriculum & Instruction605
General Education554
Teacher Education Subject Specific408
Special Education335
Teaching English or French171
Instructional Media Design51
Other Education30
Educational Assessment15

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