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2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

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$44,092 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, student counseling was ranked 8th in Michigan. In fact, 185 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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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 Master's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Michigan to see which ones were the most popular master'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.

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

Our analysis found Western Michigan University to be the most popular school for student counseling students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Michigan. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 39 students majoring in student counseling at WMU, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 10 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 79% of the student counseling majors at the school.

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#3

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wayne State University is a great place for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in student counseling at Wayne State, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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#4

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Out of the 10 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Oakland is a large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

Women make up 85% of the student counseling majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Eastern Michigan University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular student counseling schools in Michigan. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 15% are male.

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Grand Valley State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree student counseling programs. GVSU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.

About 88% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#7

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree student counseling programs. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 14% are male.

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University of Detroit Mercy ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in student counseling at Detroit Mercy, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#9

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, MI

Andrews University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Andrews is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Berrien Springs.

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Northern Michigan University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree student counseling programs. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Marquette.

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Best Student Counseling Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 285
Illinois 336
Indiana 316
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 10 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Umary.marketing.

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