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2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

41 Colleges
$44,092 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Student Counseling Master'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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 41 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for student counseling students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

About 90% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 10% are male.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Capella University

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular student counseling schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 48% of the student counseling majors at the school.

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#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Out of the 41 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 16% are male.

Full Student Counseling at Kansas State University Report

#5

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, IA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Buena Vista University is a great place for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. BVU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Storm Lake.

Of the 80 students majoring in student counseling at BVU, 16% are male and 84% are female.

Full Student Counseling at Buena Vista University Report

University of Nebraska at Omaha ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 24% are male.

Read full report on Student Counseling at University of Nebraska at Omaha

University of Missouri - St Louis ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 55 students majoring in student counseling at UMSL, 27% are male and 73% are female.

Full Student Counseling at University of Missouri - St Louis Report

University of Missouri - Kansas City ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMKC is a large public school located in the city of Kansas City.

Of the 49 students majoring in student counseling at UMKC, 8% are male and 92% are female.

Read full report on Student Counseling at University of Missouri - Kansas City

Fort Hays State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree student counseling programs. Located in the town of Hays, FHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 48 students majoring in student counseling at FHSU, 10% are male and 90% are female.

Full Student Counseling at Fort Hays State University Report

#9

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Creighton University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 48 students majoring in student counseling at Creighton, 10% are male and 90% are female.

Full Student Counseling at Creighton University Report

Best Student Counseling Colleges by State

Explore the best student counseling colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 495
Minnesota 532
Kansas 275
Iowa 191
Nebraska 234
North Dakota 53
South Dakota 26

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 25 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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