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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Illinois for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Illinois, there were 336 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,946 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,698 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Illinois for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in student counseling. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular student counseling programs in the United States.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Illinois for a Doctorate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois doctor’s degree student counseling students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Governors State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Illinois for a Doctorate list. This small school is located in University Park, Illinois, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Illinois for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified doctorate’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Illinois for a Doctorate list. Northern Illinois University is located in Dekalb, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Student Counseling at Northern Illinois University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend National Louis University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Illinois for a Doctorate. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Illinois for a Doctorate list. SIUC is a fairly large school located in Carbondale, Illinois that handed out 2 doctorate’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Student Counseling Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Illinois for a Doctorate list. Illinois Institute of Technology is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 0 doctorate’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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