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Most Popular Student Counseling Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$51,166 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Student Counseling Doctor's Degree School for You

Student Counseling is the #68 most popular major in the country with 13,858 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Student Counseling Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Student Counseling program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Student Counseling Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Indiana University - Bloomington to be the most popular school for student counseling students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

About 70% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 30% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular student counseling schools in the Great Lakes Region . The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

About 63% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 38% are male.

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#2

Governors State University

University Park, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Governors State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of University Park, GSU is a public college with a small student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Out of the 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the # 4 spot on the list. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

Of the 6 students majoring in student counseling at NIU, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means National Louis University is a great place for student counseling students working on their doctor’s degree. NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#5

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Oakland University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular student counseling schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 25% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

About 75% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#8

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for student counseling students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the city of Detroit.

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With a ranking of #8, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students working on their doctor’s degree. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

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Best Student Counseling Colleges by State

Explore the best student counseling schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 185
Ohio 285
Illinois 336
Indiana 316
Wisconsin 192

Student Counseling is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Student Counseling

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Umary.marketing.

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