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2023 Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$48,434 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 13,858 student counseling students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #7 most popular in the country.

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The Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Seattle Pacific University the best school in the Far Western US Region for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Alaska Fairbanks helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the small suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Redlands is a great place for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Redlands, University of Redlands is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Loyola Marymount University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Los Angeles landed the # 5 spot on the list. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#6

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Southern California ranked #7 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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Alliant International University 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 #8 on the list. Located in the large city of San Diego, Alliant is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well on this year’s best schools for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Portland State University

Portland, OR

Portland State University 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 #10 on the list. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Portland.

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Best Student Counseling Colleges by State

Explore the best student counseling colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 166
Oregon 208
California 2,023
Nevada 37
Alaska 21

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 11 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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