by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Georgia” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Georgia, there were 358 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,795 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 226 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,186 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Georgia” ranking looked at 11 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Georgia”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of West Georgia. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Georgia. University of West Georgia is a fairly large public school situated in Carrollton, Georgia. It awarded 48 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Clark Atlanta University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Valley State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Fort Valley State University is located in Fort Valley, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbus State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Columbus, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercer University landed the #5 spot on the list. Macon, Georgia 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 19 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Albany State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Georgia ranking. Albany State is a medium-sized school located in Albany, Georgia that handed out 6 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Georgia Southern University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Georgia list. Georgia Southern University is a large public school situated in Statesboro, Georgia. It awarded 30 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Augusta University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Georgia list. This medium-sized school is located in Augusta, Georgia, and it awarded 12 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%.
Read full report on Student Counseling at Augusta University
With a ranking of #9, Valdosta State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Georgia list. VSU is a fairly large school located in Valdosta, Georgia that handed out 13 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Georgia 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 Georgia ranking. Georgia State University is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 39 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Georgia ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Georgia list. UGA is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 30 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
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