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2023 Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate School for You

With 13,858 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, student counseling is the #7 most popular major in the United States.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Great Lakes 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 Great Lakes Region

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

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Student Counseling

#1

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Bradley University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Peoria.

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#2

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami University - Oxford landed the # 4 spot on the list. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the town of Oxford.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana Wesleyan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Marion.

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Eastern Michigan University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

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#7

Lakeland University

Plymouth, WI

Lakeland University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Plymouth, Lakeland is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Chicago State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. CSU is a small public school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Best Student Counseling Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 285
Illinois 336
Indiana 316
Michigan 185
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 8 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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