by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 23 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Shepherd University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, and it awarded 11 ’s college student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Shepherd University College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Pembroke. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region list. UNC Pembroke is a public institution located in Pembroke, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 31 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of North Carolina at Pembroke College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Carolina University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region list. Western Carolina University is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 ’s college student counseling degrees to qualified students.
Full Western Carolina University College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Report
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 Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Russellville, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 48 diplomas to qualified ’s college student counseling students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at ATU
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Jonesboro, Arkansas. It awarded 38 ’s college student counseling degrees 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%.
Read full report on College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at A-State
North Carolina A & T State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. North Carolina A & T State University is a public institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at NC A&T
Appalachian State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools 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 55 ’s college student counseling degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Appalachian State University College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Report
Northwestern State University of Louisiana came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Northwestern State University of Louisiana is a fairly large school located in Natchitoches, Louisiana that handed out 11 ’s college student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 28 ’s college student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Central Arkansas did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Conway, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s college student counseling degrees to 12 students 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%.
Full UCA College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Report
The University of West Florida landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools 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 ’s college student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at UWF
With a ranking of #12, North Carolina State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region list. North Carolina State University is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 44 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at North Carolina State University
Western Kentucky University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Western Kentucky University is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 ’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 ranked #14 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region list. Durham, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s college student counseling degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Full North Carolina Central University College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Report
With a ranking of #15, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified ’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 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%.
Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Report
University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 ’s college student counseling degrees to qualified students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of South Carolina - Columbia College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Report
University of Georgia landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 23 ’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 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at UGA
University of Memphis did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. University of Memphis is a large school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 7 ’s college student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Full UofM College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Report
University of Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. UF is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 22 ’s college student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Full UF College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Report
Mississippi State University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mississippi State University is a public institution located in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 ’s 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 full report on College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at Mississippi State
Hampton University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. This small school is located in Hampton, Virginia, and it awarded 0 ’s college student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Hampton College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Report
With a ranking of #21, Bob Jones University did quite well on the 2023 Schools 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 ’s college student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, 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 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at Bob Jones University
Lee University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Cleveland, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s college student counseling degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Full Lee University College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Report
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