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2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Illinois

18 Colleges
$45,946 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Student Counseling School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, student counseling was ranked 7th in Illinois. In fact, 336 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Illinois to see which programs were the most popular 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

#1

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named DePaul University the most popular school in Illinois for student counseling students. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#2

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

The excellent programs at Eastern Illinois University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in Illinois. Located in the distant town of Charleston, EIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

The excellent programs at Concordia University, Chicago helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in Illinois. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Illinois list. NIU is a large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

Full Student Counseling at Northern Illinois University Report

The excellent programs at Western Illinois University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in Illinois. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Student Counseling at Western Illinois University Report

#5

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Out of the 18 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Lewis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Romeoville.

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Illinois State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for student counseling students. It came in at #7 on the list. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.

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With a ranking of #8, Northeastern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students. Northeastern Illinois University is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Chicago.

Full Student Counseling at Northeastern Illinois University Report

#9

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

With a ranking of #9, Bradley University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students. Located in the midsize city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Loyola University Chicago landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular student counseling programs. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Student Counseling Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 285
Indiana 316
Michigan 185
Wisconsin 192

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, student counseling has other similar majors worth exploring.

Student Counseling Focus Areas

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 18 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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