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2023 Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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$48,434 Avg Salary

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.

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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 in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 37 schools in the Southeast Region 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 the Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Valdosta State University to be the best school for student counseling students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . VSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Valdosta.

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#2

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Georgia is a great place for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great place for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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#4

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of West Alabama is a great place for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. University of West Alabama is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Livingston.

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#5

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate student counseling programs. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

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#7

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#8

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

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#9

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Citadel Military College of South Carolina did quite well on this year’s best schools for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Student Counseling Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 352
Tennessee 239
North Carolina 557
Georgia 358
Florida 385
Virginia 701
West Virginia 83
South Carolina 224
Arkansas 305
Louisiana 151
Mississippi 179
Alabama 329

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 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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