by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 New Mexico” 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 New Mexico, there were 179 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,398 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 161 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,709 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in New Mexico” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree 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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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 New Mexico”.
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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 New Mexico”.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Southwest landed the #1 spot on the list. USW is a small school located in Hobbs, New Mexico that handed out 77 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Student Counseling at University of the Southwest
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico Highlands University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in New Mexico list. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school situated in Las Vegas, New Mexico. It awarded 47 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Student Counseling at New Mexico Highlands University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western New Mexico University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in New Mexico. This small school is located in Silver City, New Mexico, and it awarded 7 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Student Counseling at Western New Mexico University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in New Mexico. UNM is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 21 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Student Counseling Report
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 8 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in New Mexico ranking. Portales, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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