by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 1,082 people earned their degree in college student counseling and personnel services, making the major the 429th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 475 college student counseling and personnel services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 college student counseling and personnel services graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,087 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in college student counseling and personnel services. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their college student counseling and personnel services program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s college student counseling students in 2020-2021.
Read more about College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at UofM
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 doctorate’s college student counseling degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at University of Georgia
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region list. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a public institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at UT Knoxville
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s college student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at Mississippi State
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