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 has developed its “Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the New England Region” 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 New England region, there were 483 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,396 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 29 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in student counseling. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in student counseling.
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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 the New England Region” 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 the New England Region”.
Out of the 29 schools in the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the #1 spot on the list. CCSU is located in New Britain, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 61 ’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
Full Central Connecticut State University Student Counseling Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Connecticut State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the New England Region. SCSU is a public institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 29 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Student Counseling at Southern Connecticut State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cambridge College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the New England Region list. Cambridge College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 30 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the New England Region. Boston U is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 27 ’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. 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the New England Region list. University of Southern Maine is a public institution located in Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 27 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Student Counseling at University of Southern Maine
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the New England Region. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s student counseling degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
Bridgewater State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the New England Region list. Bridgewater, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s student counseling degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Student Counseling at Bridgewater State University
University of Vermont landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the New England Region ranking. UVM is a public institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 23 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Providence College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the New England Region list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s student counseling degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Western Connecticut State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the New England Region list. WestConn is a small school located in Danbury, Connecticut that handed out 22 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Western Connecticut State University Student Counseling Report
Salem State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Salem, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 23 degrees to qualified ’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
University of Bridgeport landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the New England Region ranking. UBridgeport is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Assumption University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the New England Region ranking. Assumption is a small school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 22 ’s student counseling 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%.
Springfield College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #14. Springfield College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 17 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Plymouth State University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the New England Region ranking. Plymouth, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s student counseling degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Rivier University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Nashua, New Hampshire, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 16 degrees to qualified ’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Connecticut did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #17. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 15 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, 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 93%.
Read full report on Student Counseling at University of Connecticut
Merrimack College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the New England Region list. Merrimack is a private not-for-profit institution located in North Andover, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 ’s 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%.
Fairfield University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #19. Fairfield U is a medium-sized school located in Fairfield, Connecticut that handed out 9 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #20, American International College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the New England Region list. AIC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Student Counseling at American International College
University of Saint Joseph ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the New England Region list. USJ is located in West Hartford, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Fitchburg State University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified ’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 more about Student Counseling at Fitchburg State University
Lesley University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the New England Region list. Lesley is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.
Northeastern University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the New England Region ranking. Northeastern is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 2 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, 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 97%.
Husson University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #24. Husson is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bangor, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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