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2023 Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

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$48,434 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, student counseling was ranked 6th in New Jersey. In fact, 448 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs 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 New Jersey

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

Top New Jersey Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Student Counseling

Our 2023 rankings named The College of New Jersey the best school in New Jersey for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. TCNJ is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Ewing.

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#2

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Monmouth University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Rider University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in New Jersey. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

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#4

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Out of the 4 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Montclair State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.

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Best Student Counseling Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Student Counseling Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 4 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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