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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Indiana for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Indiana, there were 317 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,535 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 260 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,681 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Indiana for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in student counseling. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students 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 “Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Indiana for a Master’s”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for indiana master’s degree student counseling students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana Wesleyan University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Indiana for a Master’s. IWU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Marion, Indiana. It awarded 53 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, 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 Indiana State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Indiana for a Master’s. Located in Terre Haute, Indiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 39 degrees to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Indiana for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Ball State is a large school located in Muncie, Indiana that handed out 38 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Student Counseling at Ball State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Indiana for a Master’s. IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Indiana for a Master’s list. IUPUI is a large public school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 25 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
Indiana University - South Bend landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Indiana for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in South Bend, Indiana, and it awarded 24 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Indiana University - South Bend Student Counseling Report
Purdue University Fort Wayne ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Indiana for a Master’s list. Purdue University Fort Wayne is a public institution located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Butler University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Indiana for a Master’s ranking. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Indiana University - Southeast landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Indiana for a Master’s ranking. Indiana University - Southeast is a public institution located in New Albany, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Student Counseling at Indiana University - Southeast
With a ranking of #10, University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Indiana for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and it awarded 2 masters’s student counseling degrees 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 Saint Francis - Fort Wayne
Purdue University Northwest landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Indiana for a Master’s ranking. Hammond, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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