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2023 Best Value Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$15,546 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,092 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Student Counseling Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, student counseling students earned 239 degrees and certificates from a Tennessee school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Tennessee to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for student counseling students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for student counseling majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools

#1

Freed-Hardeman University

Henderson, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Freed-Hardeman University the best value school in Tennessee for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. FHU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Henderson.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at FHU are $10,980 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, FHU is ranked #5 for overall quality for student counseling in Tennessee.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Freed-Hardeman University

Out of the 14 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the # 2 spot on the list. UT Chattanooga is a large public school located in the midsize city of Chattanooga.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Chattanooga are $10,474 a year.

Full Student Counseling at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Report

#3

Carson - Newman University

Jefferson City, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Carson - Newman University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Carson - Newman is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Jefferson City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Carson - Newman are $9,632 a year.

Full Student Counseling at Carson - Newman University Report

Out of the 14 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee Technological University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Tennessee Tech University is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Cookeville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tennessee Tech University are $11,762 per year.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Tennessee Technological University

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a great value for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the city of Knoxville.

UT Knoxville graduate students pay an average of $13,380 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UT Knoxville also made our Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list, coming in at #4.

Read full report on Student Counseling at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

The University of Tennessee - Martin came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the remote town of Martin, UT Martin is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Martin are $10,798 per year.

Full Student Counseling at The University of Tennessee - Martin Report

Middle Tennessee State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for student counseling students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Middle Tennessee State University are $10,818 per year.

Full Student Counseling at Middle Tennessee State University Report

#8

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

University of Memphis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for student counseling students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofM are $10,908 per year.

Read full report on Student Counseling at University of Memphis

East Tennessee State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the small city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ETSU are $10,736 a year.

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#10

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

Lipscomb University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree student counseling programs. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lipscomb are $17,100 per year.

Lipscomb not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.

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Best Value Student Counseling Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 352
North Carolina 557
Florida 385
Georgia 358
Virginia 701
West Virginia 83
South Carolina 224
Arkansas 305
Louisiana 151
Mississippi 179
Alabama 329

Student Counseling is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Student Counseling Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services 12,323
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services 1,082
Other Student Counseling & Personnel Services 453

Majors Similar to Student Counseling

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.

  • 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).
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