Ranked #20 in popularity, student counseling is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in New Hampshire to determine which ones were the best for student counseling students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 27 master's degrees in student counseling to qualified students.
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on student counseling students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - How many other student counseling students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How easy is it for student counseling to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized student counseling related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for student counseling students working on their master's degree.
The student counseling school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in New Hampshire.
Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Student Counseling in New Hampshire
Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for student counseling students seeking a a master's degree.
Top New Hampshire Schools for a Master's in Student Counseling
Plymouth State University is a great choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in student counseling. Plymouth State is a small public university located in the town of Plymouth.
Students who graduate with their master's from the student counseling program report average early career earnings of $49,656.
Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in student counseling needs to check out Rivier University. Rivier is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashua.
Students who graduate with their master's from the student counseling program report average early career wages of $48,537.
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).