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 “Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 13,858 people earned their degree in student counseling, making the major the 72nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, student counseling graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $44,291 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 3,866 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,579 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 127 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in student counseling. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in student counseling.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 364 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Cumberlands. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region. This fairly large school is located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, and it awarded 165 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of West Alabama. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Livingston, Alabama, this medium-sized public school awarded 137 diplomas to qualified ’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wake Forest University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region. Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 102 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 127 schools in the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Regent University landed the #5 spot on the list. Regent University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 97 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and it awarded 76 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Central Florida ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 91 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Clemson University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 101 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 73 degrees to qualified ’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, 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 85%.
University of Louisville ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region list. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s student counseling degrees to 60 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, North Carolina State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 63 diplomas to qualified ’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
University of West Georgia landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Carrollton, Georgia, this fairly large public school handed out 70 diplomas to qualified ’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, University of North Carolina at Pembroke did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region list. University of North Carolina at Pembroke is located in Pembroke, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 54 ’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
Arkansas Tech University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Russellville, Arkansas, and it awarded 65 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Georgia State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region list. Georgia State University is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 58 ’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #15, University of Mississippi did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Mississippi is located in University, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 ’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Marshall University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Marshall University is located in Huntington, West Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 ’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
Florida International University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school awarded 46 degrees to qualified ’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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With a ranking of #19, Old Dominion University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region list. Old Dominion is a large school located in Norfolk, Virginia that handed out 46 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Memphis did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. University of Memphis is a large public school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 45 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
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Appalachian State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Appalachian State is a large public school situated in Boone, North Carolina. It awarded 69 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
University of Georgia landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 55 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 94%.
George Mason University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region ranking. GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 ’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
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 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Vanderbilt University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s student counseling degrees to 42 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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With a ranking of #25, University of Central Arkansas did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region list. UCA is a public institution located in Conway, Arkansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 41 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Student Counseling at University of Central Arkansas
Florida Atlantic University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. Florida Atlantic University is a public institution located in Boca Raton, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 51 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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