2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services in the Plains States Region

Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #70 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the most popular for counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 46 doctor's degrees in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services School for Your Doctor's Degree

The counselor education/school counseling and guidance services doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services in the Plains States Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for counselor education/school counseling and guidance services, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for counselor education/school counseling and guidance services.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services in the Plains States Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services.

Most Well Attended Schools for Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Capella University
Minneapolis, MN

18 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MN

#2 Best Quality In MN

Capella University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services in Minnesota.

There were approximately 18 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services individuals who graduated with this degree at Capella University in the most recent data year.

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2

University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO

17 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MO

#1 Best Quality In MO

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services has to check out University of Missouri - Columbia. Mizzou is a very large public university located in the city of Columbia. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services in Missouri.

There were roughly 17 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services individuals who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services from University of Missouri - Columbia

3

Minnesota State University - Mankato
Mankato, MN

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MN

#1 Best Quality In MN

Minnesota State University - Mankato is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public university with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services in Minnesota.

There were about 4 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services from Minnesota State University - Mankato

3

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IA

#1 Best Quality In IA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Iowa if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services. Iowa is a fairly large public university located in the city of Iowa City. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services in Iowa.

There were about 4 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services individuals who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services from University of Iowa

5

North Dakota State University - Main Campus
Fargo, ND

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In ND

#1 Best Quality In ND

North Dakota State University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Fargo. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services in North Dakota.

There were roughly 2 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students who graduated with this degree at North Dakota State University in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services from North Dakota State University - Main Campus

6

Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In KS

#1 Best Quality In KS

K -State is a very large public university located in the small city of Manhattan. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services in Kansas.

There were about 1 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services individuals who graduated with this degree at K -State in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services from Kansas State University

7

University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD

#1 Most Popular In SD

Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public university with a medium-sized student population. More information about a doctorate in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services from University of South Dakota

Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Colleges by State

Explore the most popular counselor education/school counseling and guidance services schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	198	12
Iowa	184	9
Missouri	164	12
Kansas	126	7
North Dakota	78	2
South Dakota	54	0

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Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Related Rankings by Major

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Notes and References

• 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).
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