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2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in the Great Lakes Region

69 Colleges
$42,809 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Student Counseling 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 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 69 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

#1

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found DePaul University to be the most popular school for student counseling students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 69 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana Wesleyan University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cleveland State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Cleveland State University is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cleveland.

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#4

Butler University

Indianapolis, IN

The excellent programs at Butler University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in the Great Lakes Region . Butler is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Bloomington is a great place for student counseling students. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

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#6

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

With a ranking of #6, Youngstown State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students. Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public school with a large student population.

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#7

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Eastern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for student counseling students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Charleston, EIU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Concordia University, Chicago landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular student counseling programs. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

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With a ranking of #9, Concordia University, Wisconsin did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students. Located in the suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Western Michigan University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. WMU is a large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN
12 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Bowling Green, OH
13 Ball State University Muncie, IN
13 Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL

Best Student Counseling Colleges by State

Explore the best student counseling colleges 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 26 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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