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

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Finding the Best Student Counseling Master'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.

The Best Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 51 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our analysis found Concordia University, Chicago to be the best school for student counseling students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

The excellent master’s degree programs at Bradley University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in the Great Lakes Region . Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Peoria.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - River Falls helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW - River Falls is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of River Falls.

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#4

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

The excellent master’s degree programs at Lewis University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#6

Carthage College

Kenosha, WI

Carthage College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree student counseling programs. Carthage is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha.

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#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Stout did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for student counseling students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for student counseling students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dayton.

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#10

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

Roosevelt University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Best Student Counseling Colleges by State

Explore the best student counseling colleges 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 25 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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