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 has developed its “Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region 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 the Southeast region, there were 3,866 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,579 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3,289 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 126 colleges that offered 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.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree student counseling students.
Out of the 126 schools in the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #1 spot on the list. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 364 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Cumberlands. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. University of the Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Williamsburg, Kentucky. It awarded 165 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of the Cumberlands Student Counseling Report
Out of the 126 schools in the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of West Alabama landed the #3 spot on the list. University of West Alabama is a public institution located in Livingston, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 109 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Student Counseling at University of West Alabama
Out of the 126 schools in the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Forest University landed the #4 spot on the list. Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 102 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Regent University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. Virginia Beach, Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 69 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. A-State is a fairly large school located in Jonesboro, Arkansas that handed out 69 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Arkansas State University - Main Campus Student Counseling Report
University of Central Florida landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 68 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Read full report on Student Counseling at University of Central Florida
Clemson University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Clemson is located in Clemson, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 68 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, 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 94%.
University of Louisville came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this large public school handed out 55 degrees to qualified masters’s student counseling students 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%.
University of North Carolina at Pembroke came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Pembroke, North Carolina, and it awarded 54 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Student Counseling at University of North Carolina at Pembroke
University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 53 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.
North Carolina State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 52 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Student Counseling at North Carolina State University
Arkansas Tech University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Russellville, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 51 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Student Counseling at Arkansas Tech University
University of West Georgia landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Carrollton, Georgia, and it awarded 48 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Florida International University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #15. FIU is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 46 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Florida International University Student Counseling Report
Marshall University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Marshall University is located in Huntington, West Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
Old Dominion University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Old Dominion is located in Norfolk, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
Appalachian State University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Appalachian State University is a large public school situated in Boone, North Carolina. It awarded 43 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
George Mason University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #19. GMU is a large public school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 42 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Vanderbilt University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #19. Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
University of Central Arkansas came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 41 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Georgia State University ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Georgia State University is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 39 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Mississippi ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 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 86%.
Florida Atlantic University ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, this large public school awarded 39 degrees to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Read full report on Student Counseling at Florida Atlantic University
Western Carolina University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #22. WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
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