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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 “Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Minnesota” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 8,344 people earned their degree in mental health counseling/counselor, making the major the 118th most popular in the United States.
Across Minnesota, there were 1,453 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Minnesota” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. That schools that top this list have a program in mental health counseling/counselor in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The mental health counseling/counselor 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 “Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Minnesota”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Minnesota”.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethel University Minnesota landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 18 degrees to qualified ’s mental health counseling/counselor students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #4 spot on the list. Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to 35 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%.
Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Minnesota State University - Mankato
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Winona State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Minnesota. Winona State University is located in Winona, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 ’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
With a ranking of #6, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Minnesota list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified ’s mental health counseling/counselor students 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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