by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Plains States region, there were 1,806 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,547 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 67 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,829 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in student counseling. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their student counseling program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school handed out 39 degrees to qualified doctorate’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Student Counseling at Kansas State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Student Counseling at University of Iowa
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Student Counseling at North Dakota State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s student counseling 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%.
With a ranking of #6, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 1 doctorate’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Student Counseling at Minnesota State University - Mankato
University of Northern Iowa landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region ranking. UNI is a medium-sized public school situated in Cedar Falls, Iowa. It awarded 33 doctorate’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Student Counseling at University of Northern Iowa
With a ranking of #7, University of South Dakota did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region list. USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 doctorate’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read more about Student Counseling at University of South Dakota
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