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

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1,874 Degrees Awarded
$45,735 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking - to help you make that 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,170 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,043 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,874 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,572 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 82 colleges that offer 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree student counseling students.

Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling in the Middle Atlantic Region

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St. Bonaventure University
Saint Bonaventure, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St. Bonaventure University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. St. Bonaventure University is located in Saint Bonaventure, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.

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 freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Student Counseling at St. Bonaventure University

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Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Edinboro, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania is a small public school situated in Edinboro, Pennsylvania. It awarded 73 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Student Counseling at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

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McDaniel College
Westminster, Maryland

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend McDaniel College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. McDaniel College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Westminster, Maryland. It awarded 36 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Student Counseling at McDaniel

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Trinity Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trinity Washington University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. This small school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 15 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Trinity College

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Alfred University
Alfred, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alfred University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Alfred, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 21 degrees to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Student Counseling at Alfred

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Westminster College Pennsylvania
New Wilmington, Pennsylvania

Westminster College Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. Westminster College Pennsylvania is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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%.

Full Westminster College Pennsylvania Student Counseling Report

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New Jersey City University
Jersey City, New Jersey

New Jersey City University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. NJCU is a medium-sized school located in Jersey City, New Jersey that handed out 49 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Student Counseling at NJCU

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Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland

Loyola University Maryland did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. Loyola University Maryland is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 41 masters’s student counseling 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 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Loyola University Maryland

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Eastern University
Saint Davids, Pennsylvania

Eastern University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 20 degrees to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Student Counseling at Eastern University

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Kean University
Union, New Jersey

Kean University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Kean is a public institution located in Union, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 76 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Kean

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Gwynedd Mercy University
Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania

Gwynedd Mercy University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #11. Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Gwynedd Mercy University

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Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Kutztown, Pennsylvania

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is a medium-sized school located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania that handed out 42 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Kutztown University Student Counseling Report

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The College of New Jersey
Ewing, New Jersey

The College of New Jersey came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Ewing, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full TCNJ Student Counseling Report

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Mercy College
Dobbs Ferry, New York

Mercy College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #14. Mercy is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dobbs Ferry, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 53 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Mercy Student Counseling Report

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Russell Sage College
Troy, New York

Russell Sage College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Troy, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 Russel Sage

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Wilmington University
New Castle, Delaware

Wilmington University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Castle, Delaware. It awarded 73 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Wilmington University Student Counseling Report

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Saint Peter's University
Jersey City, New Jersey

Saint Peter’s University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Jersey City, New Jersey, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 16 degrees to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Saint Peter’s College

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Marywood University
Scranton, Pennsylvania

Marywood University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Marywood is a small school located in Scranton, Pennsylvania that handed out 12 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Marywood

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Manhattan College
Riverdale, New York

Manhattan College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #19. Manhattan College is located in Riverdale, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Student Counseling at Manhattan

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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #20. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is a medium-sized public school situated in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. It awarded 19 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.

Full Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Student Counseling Report

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Montclair State University
Montclair, New Jersey

Montclair State University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Montclair, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 81 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Montclair State Student Counseling Report

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Saint Vincent College
Latrobe, Pennsylvania

Saint Vincent College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Latrobe, Pennsylvania 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 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%.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Saint Vincent

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LIU Post
Brookville, New York

LIU Post landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. LIU Post is located in Brookville, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 52 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Student Counseling at LIU Post

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Canisius College
Buffalo, New York

Canisius College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #24. Canisius is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.

Full Canisius College Student Counseling Report

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With a ranking of #25, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. IUP is a public institution located in Indiana, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 38 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Student Counseling Report

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