A degree in student counseling is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #72 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in Arkansas to determine which ones were the best for student counseling students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 443 degrees in student counseling during the 2021-2022 academic year.
Your choice of student counseling school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for student counseling schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Student Counseling Schools in Arkansas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the student counseling degree levels they offer.
Every student pursuing a degree in student counseling has to look into Arkansas State University - Main Campus. A-State is a large public university located in the small city of Jonesboro. A Best Colleges rank of #610 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means A-State is a great university overall.
There were about 168 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at A-State in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, student counseling degree recipients generally earn about $42,722 at the beginning of their careers.
University of Arkansas is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in student counseling. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #198 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UARK is a great university overall.
There were about 37 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the student counseling program make around $42,461 in their early career salary.
Harding University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in student counseling. Located in the town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #618 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Harding is a great university overall.
There were roughly 56 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at Harding in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the student counseling program make around $41,163 for their early career.
Any student who is interested in student counseling needs to take a look at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a medium-sized public university located in the remote town of Magnolia. This university ranks 14th out of 34 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were approximately 58 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, student counseling degree recipients typically earn about $40,910 at the beginning of their careers.
JBU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Siloam Springs. A Best Colleges rank of #673 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means JBU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 9 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at JBU in the most recent data year.
UCA is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Conway. This university ranks 6th out of 34 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were approximately 39 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at UCA in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, student counseling degree recipients generally make an average of $41,070 in the first five years of their career.
ATU is a medium-sized public university located in the remote town of Russellville. This university ranks 15th out of 34 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were approximately 60 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at ATU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the student counseling program report average early career wages of $36,415.
UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock. This university ranks 9th out of 34 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were about 14 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at UA Little Rock in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the student counseling degree program at University of Arkansas at Little Rock make $4,039 above the average graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
Your choice of student counseling school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for student counseling schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
