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2023 Best Student Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region

39 Colleges
$43,547 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Student Counseling 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 Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Student Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Student Counseling Colleges.

Top 10 Best Student Counseling Schools

#1

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

Our 2023 rankings named Drake University the best school in the Plains States Region for student counseling students. Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Creighton University is a great place for student counseling students. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Student Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northern State University is a great place for student counseling students. Located in the town of Aberdeen, NSU is a public college with a small student population.

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#5

Wayne State College

Wayne, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Student Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Wayne, WSC is a public school with a small student population.

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Winona State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for student counseling students. It came in at #6 on the list. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.

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#7

Chadron State College

Chadron, NE

Chadron State College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the remote town of Chadron, Chadron State College is a public college with a small student population.

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#8

Loras College

Dubuque, IA

With a ranking of #8, Loras College did quite well on this year’s best schools for student counseling students. Located in the small city of Dubuque, Loras is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#9

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, IA

With a ranking of #9, Buena Vista University did quite well on this year’s best schools for student counseling students. Located in the town of Storm Lake, BVU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#10

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best student counseling programs. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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
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 25 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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