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2024 Best Student Counseling Schools in Michigan

6 Colleges in Michigan
185 Student Counseling Degrees Awarded
$42,561 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in student counseling, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #72 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for student counseling students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 185 degrees in student counseling during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Student Counseling School

Best Student Counseling Schools in Michigan Your choice of student counseling school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Student Counseling School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Student Counseling Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Student Counseling
Doctor's Degrees in Student Counseling

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Student Counseling Schools in Michigan ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Student Counseling in Michigan

The schools below may not offer all types of student counseling degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Michigan Schools in Student Counseling

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
43 Student Counseling Degrees Awarded
$41,525 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in student counseling needs to look into Western Michigan University. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #335 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WMU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 43 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the student counseling program make about $41,525 for their early career.

More information about a degree in student counseling from Western Michigan University

2
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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

It is difficult to beat Michigan State University if you wish to pursue a degree in student counseling. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 28 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available. Student Counseling degree recipients from Michigan State University receive an earnings boost of approximately $2,366 above the typical income of student counseling majors.

More information about a degree in student counseling from Michigan State University

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
33 Student Counseling Degrees Awarded
33.3% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Eastern Michigan University if you wish to pursue a degree in student counseling. Eastern Michigan is a large public university located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti. This university ranks 20th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were approximately 33 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at Eastern Michigan in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the student counseling program earn an average of $42,030 for their early career.

More information about a degree in student counseling from Eastern Michigan University

4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$42,944 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Wayne State University if you want to pursue a degree in student counseling. Wayne State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Detroit. A Best Colleges rank of #381 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Wayne State is a great university overall.

There were about 30 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the student counseling program earn around $42,944 in their early career salary.

More information about a degree in student counseling from Wayne State University

5
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Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills. This university ranks 11th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were roughly 24 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at Oakland in the most recent data year. After graduating, student counseling degree recipients generally earn about $42,552 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a degree in student counseling from Oakland University

6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In MI
12.5% Growth in Graduates

GVSU is a very large public university located in the suburb of Allendale. This university ranks 9th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were approximately 16 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at GVSU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in student counseling from Grand Valley State University


 

Best Student Counseling Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Student Counseling Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 314 283
Illinois 304 331
Indiana 294 272
Wisconsin 273 189

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One of 14 majors within the Education area of study, Student Counseling has other similar majors worth exploring.

Student Counseling Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services 152
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services 30
Other Student Counseling & Personnel Services 3

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 1,486
Teacher Education Subject Specific 1,364
Educational Administration 884
General Education 714
Special Education 609
Curriculum & Instruction 314
Instructional Media Design 230
Teaching English or French 132
Other Education 69
Educational Assessment 22

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