by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Georgia” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services is the 68th most popular major in the country with 12,323 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Georgia, there were 335 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 215 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,186 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Georgia” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered 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.
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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 Georgia” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for georgia master’s degree counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of West Georgia. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Georgia. Carrollton, Georgia 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 48 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clark Atlanta University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Georgia list. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 10 masters’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 Fort Valley State University. 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 Georgia. Fort Valley State University is a small school located in Fort Valley, Georgia that handed out 6 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbus State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Georgia. Columbus State University is located in Columbus, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercer University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Georgia list. Mercer is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Macon, Georgia. It awarded 19 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Full Mercer University Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report
Albany State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #6. This medium-sized school is located in Albany, Georgia, and it awarded 6 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
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Georgia Southern University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Georgia ranking. Statesboro, Georgia 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 30 students in 2020-2021.
Augusta 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 Georgia ranking. Augusta, Georgia 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 12 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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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Valdosta State 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 Georgia ranking. VSU is a public institution located in Valdosta, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Valdosta State University Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report
With a ranking of #10, Georgia State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Georgia list. Georgia State University is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 39 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #11, University of Georgia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Georgia list. University of Georgia is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 19 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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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