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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Michigan for a Master’s” 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 Michigan, there were 185 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,561 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 161 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,121 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Michigan for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 10 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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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 Michigan for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Michigan for a Master’s”.
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Michigan for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 39 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Michigan for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Michigan State University is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 28 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Michigan for a Master’s list. Wayne State University is a large school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 27 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Michigan for a Master’s list. Oakland University is a fairly large public school situated in Rochester Hills, Michigan. It awarded 20 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, 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 Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Michigan for a Master’s. Eastern Michigan University is a public institution located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Grand Valley State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Michigan for a Master’s ranking. Allendale, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Central Michigan University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Michigan for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and it awarded 7 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Student Counseling at Central Michigan University
University of Detroit Mercy came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Michigan for a Master’s ranking. University of Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Andrews University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Michigan for a Master’s ranking. Andrews University is a small school located in Berrien Springs, Michigan that handed out 1 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Northern Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Michigan for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. Northern Michigan University is a public institution located in Marquette, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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