2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for College Student Counseling & Personnel Services in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2021-2022, 1,110 people earned their degree in college student counseling & personnel services, making the major the 429th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 59 college student counseling & personnel services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 45 college student counseling & personnel services graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,858 and $37,352 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in college student counseling & personnel services. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their college student counseling & personnel services program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree college student counseling students.

Top 6 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for College Student Counseling & Personnel Services in the Plains States Region

1

Wayne State College
Wayne, Nebraska

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region list. WSC is a public institution located in Wayne, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Wayne State College College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Report

2

University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa

#25 overall quality in Plains States

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region. UNI is a public institution located in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at University of Northern Iowa

3

Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, Minnesota

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Saint Cloud State University is a public institution located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at St. Cloud State University

4

South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota

Top 25% overall quality in Plains States

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region. South Dakota State University is a public institution located in Brookings, South Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at South Dakota State University

5

University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

#9 overall quality in Plains States

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on College Student Counseling Major in the Plains States Region. Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 masters’s college student counseling degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

Read full report on College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at University of Iowa

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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