by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Georgia” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Student Counseling is the 72nd most popular major in the country with 13,858 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Georgia, there were 358 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,795 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Georgia” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in student counseling. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular student counseling programs in the United States.
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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 “Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Georgia”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Georgia”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of West Georgia. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Georgia. University of West Georgia is located in Carrollton, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 70 ’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s student counseling degrees to 58 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #3 spot on the list. UGA is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 55 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Georgia list. GaSou is a large school located in Statesboro, Georgia that handed out 30 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mercer University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Georgia. Located in Macon, Georgia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified ’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Columbus State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Georgia list. This medium-sized school is located in Columbus, Georgia, and it awarded 13 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
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Valdosta State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Georgia ranking. This fairly large school is located in Valdosta, Georgia, and it awarded 65 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Augusta University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Georgia ranking. Augusta University is a medium-sized public school situated in Augusta, Georgia. It awarded 12 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Clark Atlanta University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Georgia list. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 10 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Albany State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #10. Albany, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s student counseling degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
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Fort Valley State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Georgia list. Fort Valley, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s student counseling degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
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