by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Michigan” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Michigan, there were 185 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,561 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Michigan” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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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 “Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Michigan” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan student counseling students.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 43 degrees to qualified ’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Michigan list. Rochester Hills, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s student counseling degrees to 24 students 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Michigan list. Eastern Michigan is a public institution located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 33 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Michigan. Wayne State University is a large school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 30 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Valley State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Allendale, Michigan, this large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified ’s student counseling students 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%.
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Michigan State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #6. Michigan State University is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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%.
University of Detroit Mercy landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Michigan ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 3 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
With a ranking of #8, Central Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Michigan list. Central Michigan is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Andrews University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Michigan list. Located in Berrien Springs, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified ’s student counseling students 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Northern Michigan University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Michigan list. Located in Marquette, Michigan, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
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