2024 Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

If you pursue a doctor's degree in counselor education/school counseling & guidance services, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #64 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for counselor education/school counseling & guidance services students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 26 doctor's degrees in counselor education/school counseling & guidance services during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to counselor education/school counseling & guidance services students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of counselor education/school counseling & guidance services students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized counselor education/school counseling & guidance services related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for counselor education/school counseling & guidance services students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Schools

The counselor education/school counseling and guidance services school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services in Illinois

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in counselor education/school counseling & guidance services.

Top Illinois Schools for a Doctorate in Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services

1

Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in counselor education/school counseling & guidance services needs to look into Northern Illinois University. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in counselor education/school counseling & guidance services from Northern Illinois University

2

Governors State University
University Park, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Governors State University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in counselor education/school counseling & guidance services. Located in the rural area of University Park, GSU is a public university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in counselor education/school counseling & guidance services from Governors State University

Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	257	11
Ohio	253	8
Indiana	202	12
Wisconsin	163	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services

Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services is one of 2 different types of Student Counseling programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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