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2025 Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Schools in the Plains States Region

23 Colleges in the Plains States Region
1,643 Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in counselor education/school counseling & guidance services, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #68 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 23 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,643 degrees in counselor education/school counseling & guidance services to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services School

Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Schools in the Plains States Region The counselor education/school counseling and guidance services program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services rankings. We derive our Best Overall Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Rankings by Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
Doctor's Degrees in Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services in the Plains States Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Plains States Region Schools in Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MO
189 Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in counselor education/school counseling & guidance services needs to look into University of Missouri - Columbia. Mizzou is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #131 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Mizzou is a great university overall.

There were approximately 189 counselor education/school counseling & guidance services students who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In KS
44 Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Degrees Awarded

Kansas State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in counselor education/school counseling & guidance services. K -State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Manhattan. A Best Colleges rank of #269 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means K -State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 44 counselor education/school counseling & guidance services students who graduated with this degree at K -State in the most recent data year.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MO
67 Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in counselor education/school counseling & guidance services needs to check out University of Missouri - St Louis. UMSL is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #632 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMSL is a great university overall.

There were approximately 67 counselor education/school counseling & guidance services students who graduated with this degree at UMSL in the most recent data year.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In ND

North Dakota State University - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in counselor education/school counseling & guidance services. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Fargo. A Best Colleges rank of #382 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means North Dakota State University is a great university overall.

There were about 18 counselor education/school counseling & guidance services students who graduated with this degree at North Dakota State University in the most recent data year.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NE

Located in the town of Wayne, WSC is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 9th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.

There were approximately 17 counselor education/school counseling & guidance services students who graduated with this degree at WSC in the most recent data year.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MO
31 Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Degrees Awarded

UMKC is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Kansas City. A Best Colleges rank of #674 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMKC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 31 counselor education/school counseling & guidance services students who graduated with this degree at UMKC in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MN
37 Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Degrees Awarded

MSU Moorhead is a small public university located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead. A Best Colleges rank of #763 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means MSU Moorhead is a great university overall.

There were about 37 counselor education/school counseling & guidance services students who graduated with this degree at MSU Moorhead in the most recent data year.

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Drake University
Des Moines, IA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IA
33 Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Degrees Awarded

Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #340 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Drake is a great university overall.

There were about 33 counselor education/school counseling & guidance services students who graduated with this degree at Drake in the most recent data year.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MO
72 Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Degrees Awarded

Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #575 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Missouri State is a great university overall.

There were about 72 counselor education/school counseling & guidance services students who graduated with this degree at Missouri State in the most recent year we have data available.

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10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In ND

Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #335 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UND is a great university overall.

There were roughly 28 counselor education/school counseling & guidance services students who graduated with this degree at UND in the most recent data year.

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Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Colleges by State

Explore the best counselor education/school counseling & guidance services colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 742 400
Missouri 693 438
Iowa 648 171
Kansas 599 154
Nebraska 500 211
North Dakota 416 52
South Dakota 381 20

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Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services is one of 2 different types of Student Counseling programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Student Counseling & Personnel Services 131
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services 59

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