2025 Best Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in Nebraska

If you pursue a master's degree in student counseling, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #20 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 reviewed 6 schools in Nebraska to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of student counseling. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 238 master's degrees in student counseling during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Student Counseling School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of student counseling for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to student counseling students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of student counseling students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt student counseling students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized student counseling related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for student counseling students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Student Counseling Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in Nebraska list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Student Counseling in Nebraska

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in student counseling.

Top Nebraska Schools for a Master's in Student Counseling

1

Wayne State College
Wayne, NE

27 Annual Graduates

$51,778 Median Starting Salary

Wayne State College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in student counseling. Located in the distant town of Wayne, WSC is a public college with a small student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the student counseling program state that they receive average early career income of $51,778.

More information about a master’s in student counseling from Wayne State College

2

Concordia University, Nebraska
Seward, NE

13 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Concordia University, Nebraska if you wish to pursue a master's degree in student counseling. Located in the distant town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in student counseling from Concordia University, Nebraska

3

University of Nebraska at Kearney
Kearney, NE

45 Annual Graduates

$47,366 Median Starting Salary

University of Nebraska at Kearney is a good option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in student counseling. UNK is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Kearney.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the student counseling program make around $47,366 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a master’s in student counseling from University of Nebraska at Kearney

4

University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, NE

65 Annual Graduates

$48,692 Median Starting Salary

University of Nebraska at Omaha is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a master's degree in student counseling. Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Soon after graduating, student counseling master's recipients generally earn around $48,692 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a master’s in student counseling from University of Nebraska at Omaha

5

Chadron State College
Chadron, NE

14 Annual Graduates

$57,719 Median Starting Salary

Chadron State College is a small public college located in the remote town of Chadron.

Those student counseling students who get their master's degree from Chadron State College receive $4,699 more than the standard student counseling graduate.

More information about a master’s in student counseling from Chadron State College

6

Doane University
Crete, NE

38 Annual Graduates

$63,309 Median Starting Salary

Located in the town of Crete, Doane Crete is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Student Counseling master's degree recipients from Doane University get an earnings boost of about $10,289 over the typical earnings of student counseling majors.

More information about a master’s in student counseling from Doane University

Best Student Counseling Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Student Counseling Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	193	431
Minnesota	174	372
Iowa	154	181
Kansas	149	218
North Dakota	115	49
South Dakota	89	25

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Student Counseling Related Rankings by Major

Student Counseling is one of 14 different types of Education programs to choose from.

Student Counseling Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	228
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services	10

Most Popular Majors Related to Student Counseling

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Curriculum & Instruction	497
Educational Administration	329
Teacher Education Grade Specific	133
Special Education	124
Teacher Education Subject Specific	119
General Education	77
Educational Assessment	23
Teaching English or French	14
Instructional Media Design	7

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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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