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. 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 Ohio 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 Ohio, there were 285 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,870 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 274 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,359 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Ohio for a Master’s” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Ohio for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cleveland State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Ohio for a Master’s list. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 54 diplomas to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Youngstown State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Ohio for a Master’s list. Youngstown State University is a public institution located in Youngstown, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 47 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Student Counseling at Youngstown State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Ohio for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Ohio, and it awarded 40 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 16 schools in the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Ohio for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dayton landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Dayton, Ohio, and it awarded 24 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kent State University at Kent. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Ohio for a Master’s. Kent State is a large public school situated in Kent, Ohio. It awarded 22 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Kent State University at Kent Student Counseling Report
Miami University - Oxford landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Ohio for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Oxford, Ohio, and it awarded 21 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Student Counseling at Miami University - Oxford
University of Akron Main Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Ohio for a Master’s ranking. Located in Akron, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Student Counseling at University of Akron Main Campus
Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Ohio for a Master’s ranking. Wright State University - Main Campus is located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Student Counseling at Wright State University - Main Campus
Xavier University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Ohio for a Master’s list. Xavier University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 10 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Malone University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Ohio for a Master’s ranking. Canton, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
John Carroll University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Ohio for a Master’s ranking. John Carroll University is a small school located in University Heights, Ohio that handed out 7 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Capital University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Ohio for a Master’s list. Capital University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Ohio for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 4 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Student Counseling Report
Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Ohio for a Master’s list. Athens, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Walsh University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Ohio for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #15. Walsh is a small private not-for-profit school situated in North Canton, Ohio. It awarded 0 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, Heidelberg University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Ohio for a Master’s list. Heidelburg College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tiffin, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Student Counseling at Heidelberg University
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