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2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Illinois

18 Colleges
$45,946 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Student Counseling School for You

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 #40 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. 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.

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

#1

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

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

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#2

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

The excellent programs at Eastern Illinois University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in Illinois. Located in the distant town of Charleston, EIU is a public college with a medium-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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Illinois list. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

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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 remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Out of the 18 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Lewis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Romeoville.

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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 suburb of Normal.

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With a ranking of #8, Northeastern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students. Northeastern Illinois University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Chicago.

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#9

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Bradley University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Illinois list. Located in the midsize city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Loyola University Chicago ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Student Counseling Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Student Counseling Schools 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.

Majors Similar to Student Counseling

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 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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