by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Virginia” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Virginia, there were 701 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,931 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Virginia” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree 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 Virginia” 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 Virginia”.
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 Virginia. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 364 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Regent University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Virginia. Regent 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.
Out of the 14 schools in the Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Old Dominion University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Norfolk, Virginia, and it awarded 46 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Virginia list. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 44 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Student Counseling at George Mason University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William & Mary. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Virginia list. This medium-sized school is located in Williamsburg, Virginia, and it awarded 29 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 93%.
James Madison University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #6. JMU is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 ’s student counseling degrees to qualified 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Radford University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #7. Radford University is a public institution located in Radford, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Virginia list. University of Virginia is a large school located in Charlottesville, Virginia that handed out 20 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Virginia - Main Campus Student Counseling Report
Virginia Tech did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #9. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s student counseling degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Hampton University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #10. Hampton University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hampton, Virginia. It awarded 14 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Virginia ranking. Virginia Commonwealth University is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 ’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Student Counseling at Virginia Commonwealth University
University of Lynchburg did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified ’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Virginia State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #13. Virginia State is located in Petersburg, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
Bluefield College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Student Counseling Major in Virginia ranking. Bluefield College is located in Bluefield, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
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