by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in South Carolina” ranking - to help you make that 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 South Carolina, there were 224 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,584 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in South Carolina” 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in South Carolina”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Carolina State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in South Carolina list. Located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, this small public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified ’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Winthrop University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in South Carolina. Rock Hill, South Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s student counseling degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Citadel Military College of South Carolina landed the #3 spot on the list. Citadel Military College of South Carolina is located in Charleston, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 ’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in South Carolina. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 101 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in South Carolina list. UofSC is a public institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 56 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Bob Jones University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in South Carolina ranking. Greenville, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s student counseling degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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