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2023 Best Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States 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.

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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 37 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the student counseling master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools

#1

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

Our 2023 rankings named Drake University the best school in the Plains States Region for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Out of the 37 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Creighton University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in the Plains States Region . Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the remote town of Aberdeen, NSU is a public college with a small student population.

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#5

Wayne State College

Wayne, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Wayne, WSC is a public school with a small student population.

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Winona State University 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 #6 on the list. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.

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#7

Chadron State College

Chadron, NE

Chadron State College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Chadron, Chadron State College is a public college with a small student population.

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#8

Loras College

Dubuque, IA

Loras College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Dubuque, Loras is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, IA

Buena Vista University 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. Located in the town of Storm Lake, BVU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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South Dakota State University 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 #10 on the list. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the town of Brookings.

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Best Student Counseling Colleges by State

Explore the best student counseling schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 495
Kansas 275
Minnesota 532
Iowa 191
South Dakota 26
North Dakota 53
Nebraska 234

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

Majors Similar to Student Counseling

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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