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

29 Ranked Colleges
446 Degrees Awarded
$43,858 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the New England Region

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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 New England region, there were 483 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,396 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 446 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,899 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 29 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 New England Region

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

Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling in the New England Region

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Cambridge College
Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cambridge College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the New England Region. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.

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.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Cambridge College

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Rivier University
Nashua, New Hampshire

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rivier University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the New England Region. Rivier is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashua, New Hampshire. It awarded 14 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 more about Student Counseling at Rivier University

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Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Connecticut State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the New England Region. Located in New Britain, Connecticut, this medium-sized public school handed out 61 diplomas to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Student Counseling at CCSU

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Assumption University
Worcester, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Assumption University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the New England Region. Assumption is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Student Counseling at Assumption University

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Out of the 29 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Connecticut State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Western Connecticut State University is a public institution located in Danbury, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Springfield College
Springfield, Massachusetts

Springfield College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the New England Region list. Springfield College is a small school located in Springfield, Massachusetts that handed out 15 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Springfield College

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Providence College
Providence, Rhode Island

Providence College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 22 degrees to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Providence

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University of Southern Maine ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the New England Region list. Located in Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school awarded 26 degrees to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Student Counseling at University of Southern Maine

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University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, Connecticut

University of Bridgeport ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the New England Region list. Bridgeport, Connecticut 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.

Read full report on Student Counseling at University of Bridgeport

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Southern Connecticut State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the New England Region list. SCSU is a public institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 28 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Southern Connecticut State University

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Plymouth State University
Plymouth, New Hampshire

Plymouth State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the New England Region ranking. Plymouth State is a public institution located in Plymouth, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Plymouth State

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Salem State University
Salem, Massachusetts

Salem State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #12. Salem State University is located in Salem, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Salem State

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University of Saint Joseph
West Hartford, Connecticut

With a ranking of #13, University of Saint Joseph did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the New England Region list. USJ is a small private not-for-profit school situated in West Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 8 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Student Counseling at USJ

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Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #14, Bridgewater State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and it awarded 25 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Student Counseling at Bridgewater State University

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American International College
Springfield, Massachusetts

American International College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #15. AIC is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Student Counseling at American International College

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University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

With a ranking of #16, University of Vermont did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the New England Region list. Burlington, Vermont is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 23 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 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Student Counseling at University of Vermont

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University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #17. University of Massachusetts - Boston is a public institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Student Counseling at UMass Boston

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Merrimack College
North Andover, Massachusetts

Merrimack College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #18. North Andover, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 Merrimack

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Fairfield University
Fairfield, Connecticut

Fairfield University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the New England Region list. Fairfield University is a medium-sized school located in Fairfield, Connecticut that handed out 9 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Fairfield U Student Counseling Report

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Lesley University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Lesley University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #20. Lesley is a small school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 5 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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 Lesley

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Fitchburg State University
Fitchburg, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #21, Fitchburg State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and it awarded 7 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Fitchburg State University

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Husson University
Bangor, Maine

Husson University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the New England Region ranking. Bangor, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Husson University

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #23, Boston University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the New England Region list. Boston University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 24 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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.

Full Boston University Student Counseling Report

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

University of Connecticut came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the New England Region ranking. UCONN is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Student Counseling at University of Connecticut

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Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts

Northeastern University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the New England Region ranking. Northeastern is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 2 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Student Counseling at Northeastern University

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