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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region

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College Student Counseling & Personnel Services is the 429th most popular major in the country with 1,082 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 237 college student counseling and personnel services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 213 college student counseling and personnel services graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree college student counseling students.

Top 15 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for College Student Counseling & Personnel Services in the Great Lakes Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana Wesleyan University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region. Marion, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s college student counseling degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Indiana Wesleyan University College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Report

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Indiana State University
Terre Haute, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Terre Haute, Indiana. It awarded 27 masters’s college student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at Indiana State University

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Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, Illinois

Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Illinois University landed the #3 spot on the list. EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s college student counseling degrees to qualified students.

Full EIU College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region list. BGSU is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 28 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at BGSU

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Lakeland University
Plymouth, Wisconsin

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lakeland University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Plymouth, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s college student counseling students in 2020-2021.

Full Lakeland College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Report

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Western Illinois University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. WIU is a medium-sized public school situated in Macomb, Illinois. It awarded 9 masters’s college student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at Western Illinois University

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Miami University - Oxford came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large school located in Oxford, Ohio that handed out 21 masters’s college student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at Miami University - Oxford

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Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

Ball State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ball State is a large public school situated in Muncie, Indiana. It awarded 23 masters’s college student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at Ball State University

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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

With a ranking of #9, Western Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 17 masters’s college student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at WMU

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Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois

Illinois State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois State is a public institution located in Normal, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Illinois State University College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Report

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Carthage College
Kenosha, Wisconsin

Carthage College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Carthage College is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s college student counseling degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at Carthage

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University of Dayton
Dayton, Ohio

University of Dayton landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Dayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dayton, Ohio. It awarded 9 masters’s college student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Full UDayton College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Report

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Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, Indiana

Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indiana University - Bloomington is a large public school situated in Bloomington, Indiana. It awarded 26 masters’s college student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at Indiana University - Bloomington

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Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Loyola University Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #14. Loyola Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s college student counseling degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at Loyola University Chicago

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Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, Michigan

With a ranking of #14, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 13 masters’s college student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Eastern Michigan College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Report

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