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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Missouri

12 Ranked Colleges
431 Degrees Awarded
$39,163 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Missouri

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Missouri” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Missouri, there were 495 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,163 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 431 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,301 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Missouri” ranking looked at 12 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.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Missouri

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

Top 12 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling in Missouri

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Stephens College
Columbia, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stephens College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Missouri. Stephens is a small school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 17 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 Stephens Student Counseling Report

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Missouri Baptist University
Saint Louis, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri Baptist University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Missouri. Missouri Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 45 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Student Counseling at Missouri Baptist University

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Lincoln University
Jefferson City, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Missouri list. Jefferson City, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Missouri list. Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 183 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Student Counseling at University of Missouri - Columbia

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University of Missouri - St Louis
Saint Louis, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Missouri list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 55 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Missouri - St Louis Student Counseling Report

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University of Missouri - Kansas City ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Missouri list. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a fairly large school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 49 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 University of Missouri - Kansas City

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Evangel University
Springfield, Missouri

Evangel University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Missouri list. Evangel is a small school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 7 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Evangel University

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Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Southeast Missouri State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Missouri ranking. Southeast Missouri State University is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.

Full Southeast Missouri State University Student Counseling Report

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Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Missouri list. This large school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 30 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Student Counseling at Missouri State University - Springfield

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Northwest Missouri State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #10. Northwest is a medium-sized school located in Maryville, Missouri that handed out 10 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Student Counseling at Northwest

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Webster University
Saint Louis, Missouri

Webster University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Missouri ranking. Saint Louis, Missouri 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 1 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Webster University Student Counseling Report

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Truman State University
Kirksville, Missouri

Truman State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in Kirksville, Missouri, and it awarded 0 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Truman State

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