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2023 Most Popular 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Student Counseling Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Student Counseling program at each school on the list.

Check out the student counseling doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University - Bloomington the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for student counseling students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in student counseling at IU Bloomington, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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#2

Governors State University

University Park, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Governors State University is a great place for student counseling students working on their doctor’s degree. GSU is a small public school located in the rural area of University Park.

Of the 8 students majoring in student counseling at GSU, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular student counseling schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in student counseling at The Chicago School Chicago Campus, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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Out of the 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the student counseling majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at National Louis University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular student counseling schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Out of the 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.

Of the 4 students majoring in student counseling at Oakland, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Western Michigan University is a great place for student counseling students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in student counseling at WMU, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#8

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

With a ranking of #8, Wayne State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Kent State University at Kent ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students working on their doctor’s degree. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the town of Athens.

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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 17 schools only.

  • 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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