2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services in Iowa

Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #12 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services in Iowa ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 108 master's degrees in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services in Iowa ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students usually has them for a 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

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for counselor education/school counseling and guidance services.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services in Iowa

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master'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 Master's

1

Buena Vista University
Storm Lake, IA

40 Annual Master's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Buena Vista University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services. Located in the town of Storm Lake, BVU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for master's degrees in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services in Iowa.

There were about 40 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students who graduated with this degree at BVU in the most recent data year.

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2

Drake University
Des Moines, IA

20 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Drake University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services. Located in the midsize city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services in Iowa.

There were roughly 20 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services individuals who graduated with this degree at Drake in the most recent data year.

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3

University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA

16 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services has to check out University of Northern Iowa. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services in Iowa.

There were roughly 16 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services individuals who graduated with this degree at UNI in the most recent data year.

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3

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

16 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Iowa is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services. Iowa is a fairly large public university located in the city of Iowa City. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services in Iowa.

There were roughly 16 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent data year.

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Loras College
Dubuque, IA

16 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Loras College if you wish to pursue a master's degree in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services. Located in the city of Dubuque, Loras is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services in Iowa.

There were approximately 16 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services individuals who graduated with this degree at Loras in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	346	402
Minnesota	345	316
Kansas	244	128
Nebraska	200	158
North Dakota	149	54
South Dakota	123	21

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

Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services is one of 2 different types of Student Counseling programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services	20

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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