by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 12,323 people earned their degree in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services, making the major the 68th most popular in the United States.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 209 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 194 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,301 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their counselor education/school counseling and guidance services program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University - Northern landed the #1 spot on the list. Montana State University - Northern is a public institution located in Havre, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana State University - Billings. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Montana State University - Billings is a small school located in Billings, Montana that handed out 19 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to 66 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Nazarene University landed the #4 spot on the list. Northwest Nazarene University is a small school located in Nampa, Idaho that handed out 9 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 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Greeley, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 University of Montana ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This fairly large school is located in Missoula, Montana, and it awarded 19 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Wyoming did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #7. UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Boise State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Boise State is a public institution located in Boise, Idaho. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Boise State University Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report
Idaho State University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Pocatello, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Full Idaho State University Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report
Montana State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Montana State University is a fairly large school located in Bozeman, Montana that handed out 6 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 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Denver landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. RMUoHP is a private for-profit institution located in Provo, Utah. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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