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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Texas” ranking - to help you make that 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 Texas, there were 836 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,486 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Texas” ranking analyzed 37 colleges that offered 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The student counseling school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Texas”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Texas”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Angelo State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Texas. This fairly large school is located in San Angelo, Texas, and it awarded 161 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Student Counseling at Angelo State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St. Thomas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Texas list. UST is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 94 ’s 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%.
Read more about Student Counseling at University of St. Thomas
Out of the 37 schools in the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #3 spot on the list. UNT is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 69 ’s 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Texas list. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 49 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Victoria. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Texas list. UH Victoria is a small public school situated in Victoria, Texas. It awarded 48 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #6. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 46 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Read full report on Student Counseling at UT Rio Grande Valley
With a ranking of #7, Texas A&M International University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Texas list. Texas A&M International University is located in Laredo, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 ’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Student Counseling at Texas A&M International University
With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Texas list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s student counseling degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Houston ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Texas list. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 ’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, 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.
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #10. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is a public institution located in Corpus Christi, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 30 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Student Counseling at Texas A&M Corpus Christi
West Texas A&M University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Texas ranking. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized school located in Canyon, Texas that handed out 23 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Student Counseling at West Texas A&M University
Sul Ross State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Texas ranking. Sul Ross is a small public school situated in Alpine, Texas. It awarded 22 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
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Texas Tech University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Texas list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 20 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, 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 87%.
Sam Houston State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Texas ranking. Sam Houston State University is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Amberton University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #14. Amberton is a small school located in Garland, Texas that handed out 17 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
North American University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Texas ranking. Located in Stafford, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 degrees to qualified ’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Read more about Student Counseling at North American University
Texas A&M University - San Antonio landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Texas ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified ’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
Texas Christian University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Texas ranking. TCU is a fairly large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 11 ’s student counseling degrees 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #19, Texas Southern University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Texas list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s student counseling degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Texas list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 10 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Dallas Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #21. DBU is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 14 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Our Lady of the Lake University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Texas list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s student counseling degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Student Counseling at Our Lady of the Lake University
Lubbock Christian University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Texas list. LCU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 8 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Stephen F Austin State University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Texas ranking. Located in Nacogdoches, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified ’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
Full Stephen F Austin State University Student Counseling Report
Wayland Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #25. Wayland Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Plainview, Texas. It awarded 7 ’s student counseling 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.
Read full report on Student Counseling at Wayland Baptist University
St. Mary’s University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Texas ranking. St. Mary’s University is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 7 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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