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 Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services is the 429th most popular major in the country with 1,082 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 388 college student counseling and personnel services graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 22 colleges that offered a degree in college student counseling and personnel services. That schools that top this list have a program in college student counseling and personnel services in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree college student counseling students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Shepherd University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, and it awarded 11 masters’s college student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at Shepherd University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Pembroke. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Pembroke, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school awarded 31 degrees to qualified masters’s college student counseling students in 2020-2021.
Full University of North Carolina at Pembroke College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Report
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Carolina University landed the #3 spot on the list. Western Carolina University is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 masters’s college student counseling degrees to qualified students.
Read more about College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at WCU
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arkansas Tech University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region. Arkansas Tech University is a medium-sized public school situated in Russellville, Arkansas. It awarded 34 masters’s college student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at Arkansas Tech University
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Jonesboro, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s college student counseling degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 A-State College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Report
North Carolina A & T State 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 Southeast Region ranking. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s college student counseling degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Appalachian State University 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 Southeast Region ranking. Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 masters’s college student counseling degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at Appalachian State
With a ranking of #8, Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region list. NSU is a fairly large school located in Natchitoches, Louisiana that handed out 11 masters’s college student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region list. UNC Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 masters’s college student counseling degrees to qualified students.
Read more about College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at UNC Greensboro
University of Central Arkansas landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Central Arkansas is a public institution located in Conway, Arkansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at UCA
The University of West Florida landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Pensacola, Florida, and it awarded 17 masters’s college student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Full The University of West Florida College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Report
With a ranking of #12, North Carolina State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s college student counseling degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Full NC State College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Report
Western Kentucky University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s college student counseling degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at Western Kentucky University
North Carolina Central University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. Durham, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s college student counseling degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at North Carolina Central University
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s college student counseling students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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 full report on College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at UT Knoxville
University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 21 masters’s college student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of South Carolina - Columbia College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Report
University of Florida ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified masters’s college student counseling students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 UF
University of Georgia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s college student counseling students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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 more about College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at UGA
With a ranking of #19, Mississippi State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi State is a large public school situated in Mississippi State, Mississippi. It awarded 1 masters’s college student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at Mississippi State University
Hampton University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region list. Hampton, Virginia 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 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at Hampton
Bob Jones University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region list. Bob Jones University is a small school located in Greenville, South Carolina that handed out 0 masters’s college student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at Bob Jones University
Lee University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Lee University is located in Cleveland, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s college student counseling degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at Lee University
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