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 Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Arkansas” 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 Arkansas, there were 443 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,463 and $34,636 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 392 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,230 and $39,384 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Arkansas” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas master’s degree student counseling students.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Magnolia, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 57 degrees to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2021-2022.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Harding University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Searcy, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 56 degrees to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Student Counseling at Harding University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Arkansas list. Located in Conway, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 39 diplomas to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arkansas Tech University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Arkansas. Arkansas Tech University is a medium-sized public school situated in Russellville, Arkansas. It awarded 36 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Arkansas. Jonesboro, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 147 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Arkansas list. Little Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 14 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.
John Brown University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Arkansas list. JBU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. It awarded 9 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Henderson State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Arkansas ranking. Arkadelphia, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
With a ranking of #9, University of Arkansas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in Arkansas list. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 32 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
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