by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in South Carolina” ranking.
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 South Carolina, there were 260 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,584 and $41,575 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 216 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,520 and $44,101 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in South Carolina” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in student counseling. That schools that top this list have a program in student counseling in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in South Carolina”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Carolina State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in South Carolina list. South Carolina State University is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
Full South Carolina State University Student Counseling Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Winthrop University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in South Carolina list. This small school is located in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and it awarded 24 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Citadel Military College of South Carolina. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in South Carolina list. Citadel Military College of South Carolina is a small school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 19 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Citadel Military College of South Carolina Student Counseling Report
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #4 spot on the list. Clemson is a public institution located in Clemson, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 127 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in South Carolina list. UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 40 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Full University of South Carolina - Columbia Student Counseling Report
Bob Jones University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in South Carolina ranking. Located in Greenville, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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