by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Southwest region, there were 1,440 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,770 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 56 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in student counseling. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in student counseling.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region”.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 56 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region 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 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St. Thomas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 94 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Prescott College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. Prescott College is located in Prescott, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 ’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Out of the 56 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Angelo State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in San Angelo, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 161 degrees to qualified ’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Student Counseling at Angelo State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region. Durant, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s student counseling degrees to 115 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Student Counseling at Southeastern Oklahoma State University
New Mexico Highlands University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. New Mexico Highlands University is a public institution located in Las Vegas, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 49 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full New Mexico Highlands University Student Counseling Report
Amberton University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Amberton is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Garland, Texas. It awarded 17 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Student Counseling at Amberton University
Navajo Technical University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Navajo Technical University is a small public school situated in Crownpoint, New Mexico. It awarded 9 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Ottawa University - Phoenix landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 18 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Student Counseling at Ottawa University - Phoenix
With a ranking of #10, North American University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. North American University is a small school located in Stafford, Texas that handed out 13 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Student Counseling at North American University
Sul Ross State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Alpine, Texas, this small public school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified ’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
University of Houston - Victoria came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UH Victoria is a public institution located in Victoria, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 48 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Lubbock Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified ’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, East Central University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. East Central University is located in Ada, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 ’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Student Counseling at East Central University
Texas A&M International University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Laredo, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s student counseling degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M International University Student Counseling Report
With a ranking of #16, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. NAU is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 135 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. UCO is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 48 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Commerce, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s student counseling degrees to 49 students in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Corpus Christi, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 30 diplomas to qualified ’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Student Counseling Report
With a ranking of #20, Our Lady of the Lake University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified ’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Student Counseling at Our Lady of the Lake University
Western New Mexico University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Silver City, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified ’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Student Counseling at Western New Mexico University
West Texas A&M University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized school located in Canyon, Texas that handed out 23 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Student Counseling at West Texas A&M University
With a ranking of #23, Texas A&M University - San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M San Antonio is a medium-sized school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 13 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Dallas Baptist University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. DBU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 14 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Student Counseling at Dallas Baptist University
St. Mary’s University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. St. Mary’s is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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