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2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Illinois

18 Colleges
$45,946 Avg Salary

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In 2020-2021, 336 degrees and certificates were awarded to student counseling students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #87 most popular major in the state.

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The Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 18 schools in Illinois 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.

Check out the student counseling programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

#1

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named DePaul University the most popular school in Illinois for student counseling students. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#2

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Illinois University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Illinois list. Located in the town of Charleston, EIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Chicago is a great place for student counseling students. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

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Out of the 18 schools in Illinois 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 suburb of Dekalb.

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#5

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

The excellent programs at Lewis University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in Illinois. Lewis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Romeoville.

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Out of the 18 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Illinois State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Illinois ranking. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.

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Northeastern Illinois University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular student counseling programs. Northeastern Illinois University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Chicago.

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#9

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

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

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Loyola University Chicago came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Best Student Counseling Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Student Counseling Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 185
Ohio 285
Indiana 316
Wisconsin 192

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

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 18 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).
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