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2023 Best Student Counseling Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Student Counseling Doctor's Degree School for You

With 13,858 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, student counseling is the #7 most popular major in the United States.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Student Counseling Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for teaching students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for student counseling majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Student Counseling Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Indiana University - Bloomington to be the best school for student counseling students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at National Louis University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Governors State University

University Park, IL

Out of the 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Governors State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. GSU is a small public school located in the rural area of University Park.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Miami University - Oxford helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in the Great Lakes Region . Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the town of Oxford.

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Western Michigan University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for student counseling students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree student counseling programs. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

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#9

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Kent State University at Kent landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree student counseling programs. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Student Counseling Colleges by State

Explore the best student counseling schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 285
Illinois 336
Indiana 316
Michigan 185
Wisconsin 192

Student Counseling is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Student Counseling Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services 12,323
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services 1,082
Other Student Counseling & Personnel Services 453

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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