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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services in Texas

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703 Degrees Awarded
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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Texas

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Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services is the 68th most popular major in the country with 12,323 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Texas, there were 770 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 703 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,376 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Texas” ranking, we looked at 34 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.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Texas

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 Texas”.

Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services in Texas

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Out of the 34 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St. Thomas landed the #1 spot on the list. UST is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 94 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 UST Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report

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Angelo State University
San Angelo, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Angelo State University. 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 Texas. Angelo State University 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.

Full Angelo State Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report

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Amberton University
Garland, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Amberton University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Texas list. Amberton 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.

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Out of the 34 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, North American University landed the #4 spot on the list. North American University is located in Stafford, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sul Ross State University. 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 Texas. Alpine, Texas 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 22 students in 2020-2021.

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University of Houston - Victoria ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Texas list. UH Victoria is a small school located in Victoria, Texas that handed out 48 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.

Full University of Houston - Victoria Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report

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Lubbock Christian University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Texas list. LCU is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to qualified students.

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Texas A&M International 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 Texas ranking. Texas A&M International University is a public institution located in Laredo, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 34 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Our Lady of the Lake 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 Texas ranking. OLLU 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.

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Texas A&M University - Commerce 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 Texas ranking. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas. It awarded 35 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.

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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 Texas ranking, coming in at #11. West Texas A&M University is a public institution located in Canyon, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #12, Texas A&M University - San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Texas list. Texas A&M University - San Antonio is a medium-sized school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 13 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.

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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Texas ranking. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to qualified students.

Full Texas A&M Corpus Christi Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report

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Dallas Baptist University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Texas list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students in 2020-2021.

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Hardin - Simmons 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 Texas ranking. Hardin - Simmons University is a small school located in Abilene, Texas that handed out 4 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.

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Texas Southern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #16. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 10 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Texas ranking. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 46 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 UT Rio Grande Valley Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report

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University of North Texas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #18. University of North Texas is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 60 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of North Texas Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report

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Wayland Baptist University
Plainview, Texas

Wayland Baptist University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Texas ranking. Wayland Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Plainview, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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East Texas Baptist University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Texas list. East Texas Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Marshall, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #21, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Texas list. Odessa, 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 6 students in 2020-2021.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Texas ranking. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 28 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services at The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Houston Baptist University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Texas list. Houston Baptist University is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to qualified students.

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Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, Texas

Texas Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #24. Texas Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, 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 92%.

Full TCU Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

University of Houston ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Texas list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 31 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UH Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report

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