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2023 Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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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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 Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the student counseling graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Teachers College at Columbia University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The College of New Jersey. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

Manhattan College

Riverdale, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Manhattan College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Manhattan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverdale.

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#4

Alfred University

Alfred, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Alfred University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Alfred is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Alfred.

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#5

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Syracuse University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Maryland - College Park ranked #6 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

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George Washington University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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The College of Saint Rose 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 small city of Albany, Saint Rose is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

With a ranking of #9, Lehigh University did quite well on this year’s best schools for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

Monmouth University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate student counseling programs. Monmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Long Branch.

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Best Student Counseling Colleges by State

Explore the best student counseling colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 448
Pennsylvania 576
New York 878
Maryland 149
District of Columbia 43
Delaware 73

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 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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