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2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services in the Plains States Region

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67 Degrees Awarded
$26,800 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Plains States region, there were 1,642 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 67 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,829 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services.

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Most Well Attended Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students.

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Capella University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school awarded 39 degrees to qualified doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students in 2020-2021.

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 Iowa Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #3 spot on the list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Read full report on Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services at University of Missouri - Columbia

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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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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Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate ranking. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 1 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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University of South Dakota
Vermillion, South Dakota

University of South Dakota landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate ranking. USD is a medium-sized public school situated in Vermillion, South Dakota. It awarded 0 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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