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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region

63 Ranked Colleges
1,189 Degrees Awarded
$42,809 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 13,858 people earned their degree in student counseling, making the major the 72nd most popular in the United States. 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 Great Lakes region, there were 1,315 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,809 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,189 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 63 colleges that offer a degree in student counseling. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in student counseling.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region”.

Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling in the Great Lakes Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana Wesleyan University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Marion, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 53 diplomas to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.

Read full report on Student Counseling at IWU

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Superior. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region. UW - Superior is a small school located in Superior, Wisconsin that handed out 25 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Student Counseling at UW - Superior

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Lakeland University
Plymouth, Wisconsin

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lakeland University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Lakeland is a small school located in Plymouth, Wisconsin that handed out 21 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Lakeland Student Counseling Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia University, Wisconsin. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region. This medium-sized school is located in Mequon, Wisconsin, and it awarded 43 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Concordia University, Wisconsin

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - South Bend. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region. Indiana University - South Bend is a small public school situated in South Bend, Indiana. It awarded 24 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Indiana University - South Bend Student Counseling Report

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Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, Illinois

Eastern Illinois University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Eastern Illinois University is a medium-sized public school situated in Charleston, Illinois. It awarded 46 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

Full EIU Student Counseling Report

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Concordia University, Chicago
River Forest, Illinois

Concordia University, Chicago landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in River Forest, Illinois. It awarded 43 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Concordia University, Chicago

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Youngstown State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Youngstown, Ohio, and it awarded 47 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Youngstown State University Student Counseling Report

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Indiana State University
Terre Haute, Indiana

Indiana State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Terre Haute, Indiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 39 diplomas to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.

Full Indiana State Student Counseling Report

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Malone University
Canton, Ohio

Malone University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Canton, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Malone

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Purdue University Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, Indiana

Purdue University Fort Wayne came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Fort Wayne, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.

Full PFW Student Counseling Report

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With a ranking of #12, Cleveland State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Cleveland State University is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 54 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Cleveland State University Student Counseling Report

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University of Wisconsin - River Falls ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Wisconsin - River Falls is a public institution located in River Falls, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Student Counseling at University of Wisconsin - River Falls

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Lewis University
Romeoville, Illinois

Lewis University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Lewis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Romeoville, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Lewis

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Indiana University - Southeast
New Albany, Indiana

Indiana University - Southeast did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #15. This small school is located in New Albany, Indiana, and it awarded 11 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Student Counseling at Indiana University - Southeast

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Butler University
Indianapolis, Indiana

With a ranking of #16, Butler University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Butler University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.

Full Butler University Student Counseling Report

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DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois

DePaul University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 69 masters’s student counseling degrees 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%.

Read full report on Student Counseling at DePaul University

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Western Illinois University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Macomb, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Student Counseling at Western Illinois University

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With a ranking of #19, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Oshkosh, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Student Counseling at UW Oshkosh

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University of Wisconsin - Stout
Menomonie, Wisconsin

With a ranking of #20, University of Wisconsin - Stout did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Stout is located in Menomonie, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Student Counseling at University of Wisconsin - Stout

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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #21. This fairly large school is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin, and it awarded 29 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Student Counseling at UW - Whitewater

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Ohio that handed out 40 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Student Counseling at BGSU

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Capital University
Columbus, Ohio

With a ranking of #23, Capital University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Capital is a small school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 7 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.

Read more about Student Counseling at Capital

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Northeastern Illinois University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 16 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Northeastern Illinois University Student Counseling Report

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Bradley University
Peoria, Illinois

Bradley University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #25. This medium-sized school is located in Peoria, Illinois, and it awarded 14 masters’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 2.5% 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%.

Read more about Student Counseling at Bradley University

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