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2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
84 Degrees Awarded
$15,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master's in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Mental Health Counseling/Counselor is the 126th most popular major in the country with 6,851 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Tennessee, there were 84 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 84 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mental health counseling/counselor programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the mental health counseling/counselor program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The mental health counseling/counselor 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 “Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee master’s degree mental health counseling/counselor students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor in Tennessee (With Aid)

#1

Milligan University

Milligan College, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Milligan University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Milligan College, Tennessee, and it awarded 11 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2019-2020.

Milligan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Milligan University are $9,555, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Milligan

#2

Johnson University

Knoxville, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johnson University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid. Johnson University is a small school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 12 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Johnson University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Johnson University are $12,070.

Full Johnson University Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report

#3

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Peay State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid list. Clarksville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

Austin Peay State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Austin Peay State University are $14,669, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Austin Peay State University

#4

Lincoln Memorial University

Harrogate, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln Memorial University landed the #4 spot on the list. Lincoln Memorial University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Harrogate, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

LMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lincoln Memorial University are $21,155, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at LMU

#5

Carson - Newman University

Jefferson City, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carson - Newman University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid list. Carson - Newman University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jefferson City, Tennessee. It awarded 10 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2019-2020.

Carson - Newman did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carson - Newman are $9,587, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Carson - Newman University

#6

Belmont University

Nashville, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Belmont University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

Belmont did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Belmont are $24,260.

Full Belmont University Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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