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2024 Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools in Tennessee

6 Colleges in Tennessee
90 Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Degrees Awarded
Ranked #118 in popularity, mental health counseling/counselor is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 6 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of mental health counseling/counselor. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 90 degrees in mental health counseling/counselor during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Mental Health Counseling/Counselor School

Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools in Tennessee Your choice of mental health counseling/counselor school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 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.

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Master's Degrees in Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

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 the Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools in Tennessee. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor in Tennessee

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the mental health counseling/counselor degree levels they offer.

Top Tennessee Schools in Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

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Lipscomb University
Nashville, TN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TN
34 Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Degrees Awarded

Lipscomb University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #577 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Lipscomb is a great university overall.

There were approximately 34 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at Lipscomb in the most recent data year.

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Belmont University
Nashville, TN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In TN

Belmont University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Belmont is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #206 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Belmont is a great university overall.

There were about 7 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at Belmont in the most recent data year.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In TN

Any student who is interested in mental health counseling/counselor has to look into Milligan University. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Milligan, Milligan is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 24th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were approximately 9 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at Milligan in the most recent year we have data available.

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Carson - Newman University
Jefferson City, TN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In TN
21.4% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Carson - Newman University if you wish to pursue a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Carson - Newman is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small 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 approximately 14 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at Carson - Newman in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TN

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

There were approximately 7 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at LMU in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TN

Austin Peay State University is a moderately-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Clarksville. This university ranks 29th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were about 15 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at Austin Peay State University in the most recent data year.

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Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Florida715238
North Carolina710117
Georgia69021
Virginia630123
South Carolina53025
Kentucky51819
Mississippi50111
Alabama50063
Louisiana48957
Arkansas46674
West Virginia4100

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Mental Health Counseling/Counselor is one of 13 different types of Mental & Social Health Services programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling89
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling17
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling16
Genetic Counseling/Counselor6
Clinical/Medical Social Work5
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling5

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