by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region” 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 the Southwest region, there were 1,356 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,770 and $38,492 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 56 colleges that offer a degree in student counseling. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in student counseling.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Southwest. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. University of the Southwest is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hobbs, New Mexico. It awarded 53 ’s student counseling degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, 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 University of St. Thomas. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region. University of St. Thomas is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 69 ’s student counseling degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Prescott College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Prescott, Arizona, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 18 degrees to qualified ’s student counseling students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Angelo State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. Angelo State is a fairly large public school situated in San Angelo, Texas. It awarded 222 ’s student counseling degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 Angelo State University
Out of the 56 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Oklahoma State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a medium-sized school located in Durant, Oklahoma that handed out 128 ’s student counseling degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Student Counseling at Southeastern Oklahoma State University
New Mexico Highlands University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Las Vegas, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 37 diplomas to qualified ’s student counseling students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full New Mexico Highlands University Student Counseling Report
Amberton University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Amberton is located in Garland, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 23 ’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
Navajo Technical University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Crownpoint, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified ’s student counseling students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Ottawa University - Phoenix ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. Ottawa University - Phoenix is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 13 ’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
North American University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Stafford, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s student counseling degrees to 40 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Student Counseling at North American University
With a ranking of #11, Sul Ross State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. Sul Ross is located in Alpine, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 22 ’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
University of Houston - Victoria landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Houston - Victoria is located in Victoria, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 ’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Lubbock Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified ’s student counseling students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
East Central University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. East Central University is a small public school situated in Ada, Oklahoma. It awarded 16 ’s student counseling degrees 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%.
Texas A&M International University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Texas A&M International University is a public institution located in Laredo, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 ’s 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%.
Full Texas A&M International University Student Counseling Report
Northern Arizona University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 72 ’s student counseling degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. This fairly large school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 33 ’s student counseling degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Texas A&M University - Commerce ranked #18 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Commerce is a public institution located in Commerce, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 55 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Student Counseling at Texas A&M University - Commerce
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi ranked #19 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is a public institution located in Corpus Christi, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
Our Lady of the Lake University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s student counseling degrees to 9 students 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%.
Read more about Student Counseling at Our Lady of the Lake University
Western New Mexico University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Western New Mexico University is a small public school situated in Silver City, New Mexico. It awarded 5 ’s student counseling degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Western New Mexico University Student Counseling Report
With a ranking of #22, West Texas A&M University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region list. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school situated in Canyon, Texas. It awarded 13 ’s student counseling degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Student Counseling at West Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University - San Antonio came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - San Antonio is a medium-sized school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 6 ’s student counseling degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Dallas Baptist University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s student counseling degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
St. Mary’s University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Student Counseling Major in the Southwest Region ranking. St. Mary’s is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 ’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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