by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Louisiana for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Louisiana, there were 151 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,965 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 147 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,232 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Louisiana for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in student counseling. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in student counseling.
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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 Louisiana for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana master’s degree student counseling students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Louisiana for a Master’s. Northwestern State University of Louisiana is a public institution located in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 27 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northwestern State University of Louisiana Student Counseling Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Louisiana for a Master’s. UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Louisiana for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Louisiana University landed the #3 spot on the list. Southeastern is a fairly large school located in Hammond, Louisiana that handed out 20 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana Tech University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Louisiana for a Master’s. Louisiana Tech University is a public institution located in Ruston, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Student Counseling at Louisiana Tech University
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Louisiana for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Monroe landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Monroe, Louisiana, and it awarded 16 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Louisiana for a Master’s list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a large school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 15 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
With a ranking of #7, Nicholls State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Louisiana for a Master’s list. Nicholls State University is located in Thibodaux, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
University of New Orleans did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Louisiana for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, McNeese State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Louisiana for a Master’s list. McNeese is a medium-sized school located in Lake Charles, Louisiana that handed out 4 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Student Counseling at McNeese State University
University of Holy Cross came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Louisiana for a Master’s ranking. University of Holy Cross is a small school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 3 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 ranking of #11, Xavier University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Louisiana for a Master’s list. XULA is a small school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 0 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Student Counseling at Xavier University of Louisiana
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