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2024 Best Student Counseling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

11 Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
232 Student Counseling Degrees Awarded
$42,159 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 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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 232 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 the Rocky Mountains Region 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

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 Best Student Counseling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

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 the Rocky Mountains Region

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.

10 Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Student Counseling

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In UT

Brigham Young University - Provo is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in student counseling. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Provo. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.

There were about 6 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in student counseling from Brigham Young University - Provo

2

Every student pursuing a degree in student counseling has to check out University of Wyoming. UW is a large public university located in the remote town of Laramie. A Best Colleges rank of #520 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW is a great university overall.

There were approximately 23 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at UW in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the student counseling program make about $43,422 for their early career.

More information about a degree in student counseling from University of Wyoming

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CO

University of Denver is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in student counseling. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #126 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means DU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 3 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at DU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in student counseling from University of Denver

4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CO

It is difficult to beat Colorado State University - Fort Collins if you wish to pursue a degree in student counseling. Colorado State is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Fort Collins. A Best Colleges rank of #156 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Colorado State is a great university overall.

There were about 17 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in student counseling from Colorado State University - Fort Collins

5

Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Montana.

There were about 25 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at UM in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, student counseling degree recipients generally earn around $34,663 in their early careers.

More information about a degree in student counseling from The University of Montana

6

Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 9th out of 33 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were roughly 27 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at University of Northern Colorado in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the student counseling program make around $43,490 for their early career.

More information about a degree in student counseling from University of Northern Colorado

7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$35,408 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Boise, Boise State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #526 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Boise State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 18 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at Boise State in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the student counseling program earn about $35,408 in their early career salary.

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

8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
66 Student Counseling Degrees Awarded
$43,154 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 33 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were roughly 66 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at UCCS in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, student counseling degree recipients generally make around $43,154 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a degree in student counseling from University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MT
16.7% Growth in Graduates

MSU Bozeman is a large public university located in the town of Bozeman. A Best Colleges rank of #485 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means MSU Bozeman is a great university overall.

There were roughly 6 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at MSU Bozeman in the most recent year we have data available.

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

10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In ID

NNU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized suburb of Nampa. This university ranks 4th out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Idaho.

There were approximately 9 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at NNU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in student counseling from Northwest Nazarene University


 

Best Student Counseling Colleges by State

Explore the best student counseling colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Colorado 275 111
Utah 266 6
Idaho 219 32
Montana 188 56
Wyoming 162 23

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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 209
Other Student Counseling & Personnel Services 17
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services 6

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 6,346
Teacher Education Subject Specific 3,331
Curriculum & Instruction 3,240
Instructional Media Design 2,263
Special Education 1,961
Educational Administration 1,707
Educational Assessment 1,279
General Education 783
Teaching English or French 655
Multilingual Education 294

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