If you plan on majoring in student counseling, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #72 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of student counseling. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 140 degrees in student counseling annually.
The student counseling program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Student Counseling rankings. We derive our Best Overall Student Counseling School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Student Counseling Schools in Iowa list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of student counseling degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Drake University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in student counseling. Drake is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines. A Best Colleges rank of #340 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Drake is a great university overall.
There were about 33 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at Drake in the most recent year we have data available. Student Counseling degree recipients from Drake University receive an earnings boost of about $3,003 above the typical income of student counseling majors.
It is difficult to beat University of Northern Iowa if you want to pursue a degree in student counseling. UNI is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Cedar Falls. A Best Colleges rank of #270 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNI is a great university overall.
There were about 28 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at UNI in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the student counseling program state that they receive average early career wages of $46,566.
Buena Vista University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in student counseling. BVU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the remote town of Storm Lake. This university ranks 30th out of 37 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were roughly 45 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at BVU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the student counseling program state that they receive average early career income of $49,397.
It's difficult to beat Loras College if you wish to pursue a degree in student counseling. Loras is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Dubuque. This college ranks 29th out of 37 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 16 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at Loras in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
The student counseling program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Student Counseling rankings. We derive our Best Overall Student Counseling School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
