2023 Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate School for You
Student Counseling is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 13,858 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 116 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for teaching students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for student counseling majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 15% Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Seattle Pacific University the best school in the United States for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out of the 116 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Teachers College at Columbia University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bradley University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Valdosta State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Valdosta, VSU is a public college with a large student population.
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University of Georgia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UGA is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.
The College of New Jersey did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for student counseling students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Concordia University, Chicago landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate student counseling programs. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.
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Harvard University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
After completing their Graduate Certificate, student counseling graduates from Harvard carry an average student debtload of $19,755.
Manhattan College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools list. Manhattan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverdale.
With a ranking of #11, University of Alaska Fairbanks did quite well on this year’s best schools for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Alfred University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools list. Alfred is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Alfred.
University of Redlands came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Redlands, University of Redlands is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
With a ranking of #14, Syracuse University did quite well on this year’s best schools for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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University of Maryland - College Park landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate student counseling programs. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.
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North Carolina State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.
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Kansas State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great schools for Student Counseling students that almost earned our Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 18 | University of North Dakota | Grand Forks, ND |
| 19 | Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles, CA |
| 20 | George Washington University | Washington, DC |
| 21 | University of West Alabama | Livingston, AL |
| 22 | Minnesota State University - Moorhead | Moorhead, MN |
| 23 | The College of Saint Rose | Albany, NY |
Student Counseling by Region
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Student Counseling Related Rankings by Major
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 |
Majors Similar to Student Counseling
| 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 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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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