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Highest earning master's student counseling and personnel services programs in Tennessee
Tennessee student counseling and personnel services programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | Chattanooga | Public, 4-year | $47,104 | 30 |
| 2 | University of Memphis | Memphis | Public, 4-year | $45,618 | 49 |
| 3 | Vanderbilt University | Nashville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $45,535 | 45 |
| 4 | Tennessee Technological University | Cookeville | Public, 4-year | $42,655 | 34 |
| 5 | East Tennessee State University | Johnson City | Public, 4-year | $37,904 | 34 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.
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