by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Tennessee” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Student Counseling is the 72nd most popular major in the country with 14,506 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , student counseling graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $44,222 and had an average of $43,124 in loans still to pay off.
Across Tennessee, there were 298 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,949 and $40,847 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,943 and $127,738 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Tennessee” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in student counseling. That schools that top this list have a program in student counseling in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Tennessee” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee doctor’s degree student counseling students.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s student counseling degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #2 spot on the list. UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee Technological University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Cookeville, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 32 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s student counseling students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
Full Tennessee Technological University Student Counseling Report
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