by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Student Counseling is the 72nd most popular major in the country with 14,506 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , student counseling graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $44,222 and had an average of $43,124 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,356 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,770 and $38,492 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 61 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,912 and $102,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in student counseling. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their student counseling program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree student counseling students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. Mary’s University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. St. Mary’s University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 5 doctorate’s student counseling degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Commerce is located in Commerce, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is a fairly large school located in Corpus Christi, Texas that handed out 3 doctorate’s student counseling degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Student Counseling at Texas A&M Corpus Christi
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #4 spot on the list. SHSU is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Student Counseling at Sam Houston State University
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s student counseling degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 Student Counseling at University of New Mexico - Main Campus
University of North Texas ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s student counseling degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Student Counseling at University of North Texas
With a ranking of #7, Texas Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s student counseling students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s student counseling degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Texas Tech University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Student Counseling at Texas Tech University
New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 6 doctorate’s student counseling degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Student Counseling Report
With a ranking of #11, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 6 doctorate’s student counseling degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Arizona State University - Tempe Student Counseling Report
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