by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in New Jersey” 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 New Jersey, there were 412 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 398 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,237 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in New Jersey” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in New Jersey”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey master’s degree counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Jersey City University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in New Jersey list. NJCU is a medium-sized school located in Jersey City, New Jersey that handed out 49 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Kean University landed the #2 spot on the list. Kean is located in Union, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 76 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The College of New Jersey. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in New Jersey. TCNJ is located in Ewing, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to qualified students.
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 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Peter’s University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in New Jersey list. Saint Peter’s College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jersey City, New Jersey. It awarded 16 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in New Jersey list. Montclair State is a public institution located in Montclair, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 81 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Monmouth University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #6. Monmouth is located in West Long Branch, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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William Paterson University of New Jersey did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #7. Wayne, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Centenary University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in New Jersey ranking. Centenary University is located in Hackettstown, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Seton Hall University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in New Jersey list. Seton Hall University is a medium-sized school located in South Orange, New Jersey that handed out 33 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Rider University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #10. Rider University is a small school located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey that handed out 10 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Rider Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report
Rowan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #11. Rowan is a fairly large public school situated in Glassboro, New Jersey. It awarded 16 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
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Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #12. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a large school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey that handed out 11 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
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