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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling in the Southeast Region

126 Ranked Colleges
3,289 Degrees Awarded
$41,441 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Southeast region, there were 3,866 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,579 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3,289 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 126 colleges that offered a degree in student counseling. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in student counseling.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region

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

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

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Salem College
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salem College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region list. Winston-Salem, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 20 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 Salem Student Counseling Report

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University of West Alabama
Livingston, Alabama

Out of the 126 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of West Alabama landed the #2 spot on the list. University of West Alabama is a medium-sized school located in Livingston, Alabama that handed out 109 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Student Counseling at University of West Alabama

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University of Montevallo
Montevallo, Alabama

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Montevallo. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Montevallo, Alabama, this small public school handed out 27 degrees to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Montevallo

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University of the Cumberlands
Williamsburg, Kentucky

Out of the 126 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Cumberlands landed the #4 spot on the list. Cumberlands is a fairly large school located in Williamsburg, Kentucky that handed out 165 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Student Counseling at University of the Cumberlands

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South Carolina State University
Orangeburg, South Carolina

Out of the 126 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Carolina State University landed the #5 spot on the list. South Carolina State University is a public institution located in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Student Counseling at South Carolina State University

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Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Wake Forest University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region list. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It awarded 102 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 95%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.

Full Wake Forest University Student Counseling Report

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Regent University
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Regent University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Beach, Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 69 students in 2020-2021.

Full Regent Student Counseling Report

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With a ranking of #8, University of North Carolina at Pembroke did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region list. UNC Pembroke is a medium-sized school located in Pembroke, North Carolina that handed out 54 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

Full University of North Carolina at Pembroke Student Counseling Report

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With a ranking of #9, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Magnolia, Arkansas, and it awarded 32 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

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Mississippi College
Clinton, Mississippi

Mississippi College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Mississippi College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Clinton, Mississippi. It awarded 34 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Student Counseling at MC

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Harding University
Searcy, Arkansas

With a ranking of #11, Harding University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region list. Searcy, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%.

Read more about Student Counseling at Harding

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Delta State University
Cleveland, Mississippi

Delta State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Cleveland, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Student Counseling at Delta State University

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Lenoir - Rhyne University
Hickory, North Carolina

With a ranking of #13, Lenoir - Rhyne University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region list. Hickory, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Student Counseling at Lenoir - Rhyne University

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Shepherd University
Shepherdstown, West Virginia

Shepherd University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region list. Shepherd University is a public institution located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Shepherd University Student Counseling Report

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Marshall University
Huntington, West Virginia

Marshall University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Huntington, West Virginia, this fairly large public school awarded 46 degrees to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Marshall University

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University of West Georgia
Carrollton, Georgia

University of West Georgia landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of West Georgia is a fairly large school located in Carrollton, Georgia that handed out 48 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Student Counseling at University of West Georgia

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Spalding University
Louisville, Kentucky

With a ranking of #17, Spalding University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region list. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this small 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 4.0% 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 Spalding

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Winthrop University
Rock Hill, South Carolina

Winthrop University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region list. Winthrop University is a medium-sized school located in Rock Hill, South Carolina that handed out 21 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Student Counseling at Winthrop University

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With a ranking of #19, University of Central Arkansas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Central Arkansas is a fairly large school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 41 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%.

Read more about Student Counseling at University of Central Arkansas

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, Virginia

Liberty University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 364 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Liberty University Student Counseling Report

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Citadel Military College of South Carolina landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Charleston, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 16 students 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.

Read full report on Student Counseling at The Citadel

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University of Holy Cross
New Orleans, Louisiana

With a ranking of #22, University of Holy Cross did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region list. UHC is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Student Counseling at University of Holy Cross

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The University of Tennessee - Martin came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Martin, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school handed out 18 degrees to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.

Full UT Martin Student Counseling Report

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Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, Arkansas

With a ranking of #24, Arkansas Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region list. Arkansas Tech University is a medium-sized public school situated in Russellville, Arkansas. It awarded 51 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

Full ATU Student Counseling Report

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Morehead State University
Morehead, Kentucky

With a ranking of #25, Morehead State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Morehead, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.

Full Morehead State University Student Counseling Report

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