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2023 Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

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Finding the Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, student counseling was ranked 7th in Virginia. In fact, 701 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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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 Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia

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

Top Virginia Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Student Counseling

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Our 2023 rankings named George Mason University the best school in Virginia for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

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#2

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Old Dominion University is a great place for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Old Dominion is a fairly large public school located in the city of Norfolk.

Full Student Counseling at Old Dominion University Report

#3

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Regent University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Full Student Counseling at Regent University Report

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
Georgia 358
Florida 385
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

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 3 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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