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2023 Best Student Counseling Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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$51,166 Avg Salary

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

Student Counseling is the #22 most popular major in the country with 13,840 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Student Counseling Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for student counseling majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Doctorate in Student Counseling

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Our analysis found Kansas State University to be the best school for student counseling students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great place for student counseling students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a great place for student counseling students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 4 spot on the list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the # 5 spot on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

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#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for student counseling students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Best Student Counseling Colleges by State

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

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

One of 14 majors within the area of study, student counseling has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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