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 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Student Counseling Schools in Tennessee ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 298 degrees in student counseling to qualified students.
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.
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.
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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.
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 #807 out of 2,152 colleges 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. After graduating, student counseling degree recipients typically make an average of $45,618 in their early careers.
Every student who is interested in student counseling has to take a look at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #226 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UT Knoxville is a great university overall.
There were roughly 27 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville 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 $47,236.
It is hard to beat Lipscomb University if you want to pursue a degree in student counseling. Located in the large city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #688 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Lipscomb is a great university overall.
There were about 11 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at Lipscomb in the most recent year we have data available.
Tennessee Technological University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in student counseling. Located in the town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 19th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were roughly 32 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at Tennessee Tech University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the student counseling program report average early career earnings of $42,655.
Located in the small city of Cleveland, Lee University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 17th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were about 10 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at Lee University in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were roughly 23 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at UT Chattanooga in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the student counseling program earn around $47,104 in the first couple years of their career.
UT Martin is a medium-sized public university located in the remote town of Martin. This university ranks 32nd out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 22 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at UT Martin in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the student counseling program make around $49,357 for their early career.
Located in the small city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #802 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means ETSU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 22 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at ETSU in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the student counseling program make around $37,904 for their early career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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.
