by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 the Rocky Mountains Region” 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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 232 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,159 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 209 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,301 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 13 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The student counseling school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree student counseling students.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University - Northern landed the #1 spot on the list. Havre, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Full Montana State University - Northern Student Counseling Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana State University - Billings. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Montana State University - Billings is located in Billings, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Student Counseling at Montana State University - Billings
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 66 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Nazarene University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. NNU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nampa, Idaho. It awarded 9 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Greeley, Colorado, this fairly large public school awarded 23 degrees to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Northern Colorado Student Counseling Report
The University of Montana ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UM is located in Missoula, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
University of Wyoming landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Wyoming is a fairly large public school situated in Laramie, Wyoming. It awarded 18 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Boise State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Boise, Idaho, this large public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 15 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Student Counseling at Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Idaho State 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 Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Idaho State University is a fairly large public school situated in Pocatello, Idaho. It awarded 5 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
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Montana State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Bozeman, Montana, and it awarded 6 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Student Counseling at Montana State University
University of Denver landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Denver is a private not-for-profit institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
With a ranking of #13, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 0 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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