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

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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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Student Counseling Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor'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.

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

#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 doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 39 students majoring in student counseling at Capella University, 15% are male and 85% are female.

Full Student Counseling at Capella University Report

#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 city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 70% of the student counseling majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for student counseling students working on their doctor’s degree. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Of the 7 students majoring in student counseling at Mizzou, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Kansas State University is a great place for student counseling students working on their doctor’s degree. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

Women make up 57% of the student counseling majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at North Dakota State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular student counseling schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Student Counseling at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree student counseling programs. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.

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#7

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

University of Northern Iowa ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Student Counseling at University of Northern Iowa Report

#7

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

University of South Dakota ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Student Counseling at University of South Dakota

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 8 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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