by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Alabama” 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 Alabama, there were 329 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 262 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,476 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Alabama” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Alabama” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Alabama”.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of West Alabama landed the #1 spot on the list. University of West Alabama is located in Livingston, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 109 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to qualified 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 Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Montevallo landed the #2 spot on the list. Montevallo, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
Full Montevallo Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University at Montgomery landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Montgomery, Alabama, and it awarded 9 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jacksonville State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Alabama list. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized school located in Jacksonville, Alabama that handed out 12 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 South Alabama. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Alabama list. University of South Alabama is located in Mobile, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services at USA
University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Alabama ranking, coming in at #6. UAB is a large public school situated in Birmingham, Alabama. It awarded 28 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 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 UAB
With a ranking of #7, Auburn University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Alabama list. Auburn, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services at Auburn University
University of North Alabama 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 Alabama ranking. UNA is a public institution located in Florence, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of North Alabama Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report
Troy University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Alabama ranking. Troy, Alabama 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 7 students in 2020-2021.
Full TROY Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report
Alabama 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 Alabama list. Alabama State University is a public institution located in Montgomery, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services at Alabama State
Faulkner University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Alabama ranking, coming in at #11. Faulkner is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Montgomery, Alabama. It awarded 1 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services at Faulkner
With a ranking of #12, The University of Alabama did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Alabama list. UA is a large public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 7 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Alabama Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
