by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Plains States region, there were 1,806 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,547 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 42 colleges that offer 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.
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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 the Plains States Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region student counseling students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s student counseling degrees to 361 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s student counseling degrees to 227 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 42 schools in the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school handed out 154 diplomas to qualified ’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Out of the 42 schools in the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Walden University landed the #4 spot on the list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s student counseling degrees to 101 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Buena Vista University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Storm Lake, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 80 diplomas to qualified ’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 Nebraska at Omaha ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this fairly large public school awarded 58 degrees to qualified ’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
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%.
University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 55 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
With a ranking of #8, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 50 diplomas to qualified ’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Creighton University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region list. Creighton University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 48 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Fort Hays State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Hays, Kansas, and it awarded 48 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Missouri Baptist University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region list. Missouri Baptist University is a small school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 45 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, University of Nebraska at Kearney did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region list. UNK is a medium-sized public school situated in Kearney, Nebraska. It awarded 53 ’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%.
Drake University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Des Moines, Iowa, and it awarded 37 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #14, Wichita State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region list. Wichita State University is a public institution located in Wichita, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 46 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Student Counseling at Wichita State University
With a ranking of #15, Wayne State College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region list. Wayne, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s student counseling degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
University of Northern Iowa did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #16. University of Northern Iowa is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 ’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Student Counseling at University of Northern Iowa
University of North Dakota came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of North Dakota is a fairly large school located in Grand Forks, North Dakota that handed out 32 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Student Counseling at University of North Dakota
Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this large public school handed out 35 degrees to qualified ’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Saint Cloud State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #19. St. Cloud State University is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 ’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Student Counseling at St. Cloud State University
Loras College ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region list. Loras College is located in Dubuque, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 ’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
With a ranking of #20, Southeast Missouri State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region list. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized school located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri that handed out 34 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southeast Missouri State University Student Counseling Report
Emporia State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Emporia, Kansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified ’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Student Counseling at Emporia State University
North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified ’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Student Counseling Report
University of Iowa landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 20 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Doane University ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region list. Doane Crete is located in Crete, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 ’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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