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 has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree 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.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region student counseling students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University - Northern. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Havre, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s student counseling degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Student Counseling at Montana State University - Northern
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University - Billings. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Montana State University - Billings is located in Billings, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 ’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 Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This fairly large school is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 66 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Nazarene University landed the #4 spot on the list. Nampa, Idaho is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s student counseling degrees to 9 students 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 Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Greeley, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s student counseling degrees to 27 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%.
Read full report on Student Counseling at University of Northern Colorado
The University of Montana ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Missoula, Montana, this fairly large public school handed out 25 degrees to qualified ’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
University of Wyoming ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Laramie, Wyoming, this fairly large public school awarded 23 degrees to qualified ’s student counseling students 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 did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #8. Boise State University is located in Boise, Idaho and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 ’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%.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 ’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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.
Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Student Counseling Report
Idaho State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. ISU is a public institution located in Pocatello, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Montana State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This fairly large school is located in Bozeman, Montana, and it awarded 6 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Brigham Young University - Provo came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. BYU is a large school located in Provo, Utah that handed out 6 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, 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 92%.
University of Denver ranked #13 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s student counseling degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Student Counseling at University of Denver
With a ranking of #14, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. RMUoHP is a small private for-profit school situated in Provo, Utah. It awarded 0 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Student Counseling at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions
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