2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Southwest Region
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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 Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,273 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 52 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.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students.
Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services in the Southwest Region
Out of the 52 schools in the Schools for a Master’s 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 the Southwest landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Hobbs, New Mexico, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 77 degrees to qualified masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students in 2020-2021.
Full USW Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St. Thomas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Southwest Region list. UST is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 94 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UST Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Prescott College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Prescott, Arizona, and it awarded 25 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Full Prescott College Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeastern Oklahoma 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 the Southwest Region. This medium-sized school is located in Durant, Oklahoma, and it awarded 115 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southeastern Oklahoma State University Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico Highlands University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school situated in Las Vegas, New Mexico. It awarded 47 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
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Angelo 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 the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Angelo State is located in San Angelo, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 106 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to qualified students.
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Amberton 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 the Southwest Region ranking. Amberton University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Garland, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Amberton Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report
Ottawa University - Phoenix landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Ottawa University - Phoenix is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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North American 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 Southwest Region list. North American University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stafford, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Sul Ross State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Alpine, Texas, this small public school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students in 2020-2021.
Full Sul Ross State University Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report
University of Houston - Victoria ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Southwest Region list. UH Victoria is a public institution located in Victoria, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 48 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lubbock Christian University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Southwest Region list. Lubbock Christian University is a small school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 8 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
Full LCU Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report
With a ranking of #13, East Central University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Southwest Region list. Ada, Oklahoma 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 17 students in 2020-2021.
Full ECU Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report
Texas A&M International University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Laredo, Texas 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 34 students in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M International University Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report
Northern Arizona University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school handed out 133 degrees to qualified masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students 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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University of Central Oklahoma ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Southwest Region list. UCO is a fairly large school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 40 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
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Our Lady of the Lake University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Our Lady of the Lake University is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 9 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
Full OLLU Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report
With a ranking of #18, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - Commerce is located in Commerce, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #19, Western New Mexico University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Southwest Region list. Western New Mexico University is located in Silver City, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to qualified students.
Full Western New Mexico University Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report
West Texas A&M University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized school located in Canyon, Texas that handed out 23 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
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Texas A&M University - San Antonio did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. Texas A&M University - San Antonio is a medium-sized public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 13 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M San Antonio Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is a fairly large public school situated in Corpus Christi, Texas. It awarded 23 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
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Dallas Baptist University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 9 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Dallas Baptist University Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report
Hardin - Simmons University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Abilene, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students in 2020-2021.
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Texas Southern University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. TSU is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 10 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
Full TSU Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report
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