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2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Southwest Region

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Southwest Region

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 for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services is the 68th most popular major in the country with 12,323 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,366 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 72 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services. That schools that top this list have a program in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Southwest Region”.

Top 11 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services in the Southwest Region

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St. Mary's University
San Antonio, Texas

Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St. Mary’s University landed the #1 spot on the list. St. Mary’s University is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 7 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services at St. Mary’s University

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Southwest Region. Texas A&M Commerce is a public institution located in Commerce, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a fairly large public school situated in Corpus Christi, Texas. It awarded 7 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Southwest Region. Sam Houston State University is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 11 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of North Texas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 9 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UNT Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report

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Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, Texas

Texas Christian University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Christian University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 2 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 5 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services at The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 4 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, 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 87%.

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With a ranking of #10, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 1 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #11, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Southwest Region list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to 6 students 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.

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