by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 District of Columbia” 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 District of Columbia, there were 43 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,467 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 33 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,645 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in District of Columbia” ranking looked at 5 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 District of Columbia” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in 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 #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in District of Columbia. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gallaudet University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in District of Columbia list. Gallaudet University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the District of Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in District of Columbia list. University of the District of Columbia is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in District of Columbia. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 13 students 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 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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