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. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Student Counseling is the 72nd most popular major in the country with 13,858 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, student counseling graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $44,291 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 232 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,159 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 19 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,087 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in student counseling. That schools that top this list have a program in student counseling in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The student counseling school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region doctor’s degree student counseling students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UW is a fairly large public school situated in Laramie, Wyoming. It awarded 5 doctorate’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the #2 spot on the list. Greeley, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s student counseling degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Montana. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Missoula, Montana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s student counseling degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Provo, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boise State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Boise, Idaho is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s student counseling degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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