by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Illinois for a Master’s” 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 Illinois, there were 336 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,946 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 305 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,317 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Illinois for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in student counseling. To top this list, a school must have a successful student counseling program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Illinois for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Illinois for a Master’s”.
Out of the 14 schools in the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Illinois for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the #1 spot on the list. DePaul is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 69 masters’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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Illinois University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Illinois for a Master’s. EIU is a medium-sized public school situated in Charleston, Illinois. It awarded 46 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia University, Chicago. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Illinois for a Master’s. This medium-sized school is located in River Forest, Illinois, and it awarded 43 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Illinois for a Master’s. Northern Illinois University is a public institution located in Dekalb, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 32 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Illinois University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Illinois for a Master’s. Western Illinois University is a medium-sized public school situated in Macomb, Illinois. It awarded 23 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 14 schools in the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Illinois for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis University landed the #5 spot on the list. Lewis University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Romeoville, Illinois. It awarded 23 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Illinois State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Illinois for a Master’s ranking. Illinois State is a large public school situated in Normal, Illinois. It awarded 17 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Student Counseling at Illinois State University
Northeastern Illinois University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Illinois for a Master’s ranking. Northeastern Illinois University is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
Full Northeastern Illinois University Student Counseling Report
Bradley University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Illinois for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Peoria, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 14 degrees to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Roosevelt University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Illinois for a Master’s list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Loyola University Chicago did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Illinois for a Master’s list. Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
With a ranking of #12, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Illinois for a Master’s list. SIUC is a fairly large public school situated in Carbondale, Illinois. It awarded 2 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
National Louis University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Illinois for a Master’s ranking. NLU is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 4 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Saint Xavier University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Illinois for a Master’s ranking. Saint Xavier University is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 0 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
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