by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Georgia for a Master’s” 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 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.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Georgia for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Georgia for a Master’s” list to help you make the college 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.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Georgia for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of West Georgia landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Carrollton, Georgia, this fairly large public school handed out 48 diplomas to qualified masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Georgia for a Master’s list. Georgia State University is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 39 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Georgia for a Master’s list. Georgia Southern University is a public institution located in Statesboro, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 30 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Georgia for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #4 spot on the list. Athens, 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 19 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, 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 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mercer University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Georgia for a Master’s. Mercer University is a medium-sized school located in Macon, Georgia that handed out 19 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Valdosta State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Georgia for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Valdosta, Georgia, and it awarded 13 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2020-2021.
Columbus State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Georgia for a Master’s list. CSU 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.
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With a ranking of #8, Augusta University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Georgia for a Master’s list. Augusta University is a public institution located in Augusta, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 masters’s 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%.
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Clark Atlanta University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Georgia for a Master’s ranking. Clark Atlanta University is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to qualified students.
Fort Valley State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Georgia for a Master’s ranking. Fort Valley, Georgia 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 6 students in 2020-2021.
Albany State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Major in Georgia for a Master’s ranking. Located in Albany, Georgia, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students in 2020-2021.
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