by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Minnesota for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor is the 118th most popular major in the country with 7,609 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Minnesota, there were 1,398 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 958 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,734 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Minnesota for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. To top this list, a school must have a successful mental health counseling/counselor program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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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 Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Minnesota for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for minnesota master’s degree mental health counseling/counselor students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Minnesota for a Master’s. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to 440 students in 2020-2021.
Full Capella University Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Walden University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Minnesota for a Master’s. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 422 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Walden University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Minnesota for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 34 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Minnesota for a Master’s. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 31 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Minnesota State University - Mankato
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Minnesota for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethel University Minnesota landed the #5 spot on the list. Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Bethel University Minnesota
Winona State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Minnesota for a Master’s ranking. Winona State University is a public institution located in Winona, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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