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2023 Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

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Finding the Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate School for You

Student Counseling is one of the most popular subjects to study in Georgia. With 358 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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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 Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Georgia to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for teaching students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia

The colleges and universities below are the best for student counseling majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top Georgia Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Student Counseling

Our analysis found Valdosta State University to be the best school for student counseling students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Georgia. Located in the city of Valdosta, VSU is a public college with a large student population.

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#2

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Out of the 5 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the # 2 spot on the list. UGA is a very large public school located in the city of Athens.

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#3

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of West Georgia is a great place for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. University of West Georgia is a large public school located in the fringe town of Carrollton.

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#4

Fort Valley State University

Fort Valley, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fort Valley State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Georgia list. Fort Valley State University is a small public school located in the fringe town of Fort Valley.

Full Student Counseling at Fort Valley State University Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Georgia State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in Georgia. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Student Counseling Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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

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

Majors Similar to Student Counseling

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 5 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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