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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Ohio” ranking.
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 Ohio, there were 285 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,870 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 274 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,359 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Ohio” ranking looked at 16 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Ohio” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for ohio master’s degree student counseling students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Youngstown State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Ohio list. Youngstown State University is located in Youngstown, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Malone University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Ohio list. Malone University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Canton, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cleveland State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Ohio list. Cleveland State University is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 54 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Ohio. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Ohio, and it awarded 40 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Capital University landed the #5 spot on the list. Capital University is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
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%.
With a ranking of #6, John Carroll University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Ohio list. University Heights, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Dayton came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Ohio ranking. This fairly large school is located in Dayton, Ohio, and it awarded 24 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Xavier University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Ohio ranking. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, 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 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Akron Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Ohio list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Akron, Ohio. It awarded 17 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
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Miami University - Oxford ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Ohio list. Miami University - Oxford is a public institution located in Oxford, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 masters’s 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #11. Wright State University - Main Campus is located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
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Kent State University at Kent landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Ohio ranking. Located in Kent, Ohio, this large public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Ohio ranking. Athens, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Ohio list. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Walsh University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Ohio ranking. This small school is located in North Canton, Ohio, and it awarded 0 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 #15, Heidelberg University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Ohio list. This small school is located in Tiffin, Ohio, and it awarded 0 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
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