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2023 Best Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Student Counseling Master's Degree School for You

Student Counseling is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 13,858 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.

There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 397 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the student counseling master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 25 Top Schools for a Master's in Student Counseling

#1

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Our 2023 rankings named Seattle University the best school in the United States for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Seattle Pacific University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fresno Pacific University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools list. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fresno.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Puget Sound. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Tacoma, Puget Sound is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Out of the 397 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandman University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Saint Mary’s College of California did quite well on this year’s best schools for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Moraga, SMC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Concordia University, Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for student counseling students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The College of New Jersey ranked #8 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

Drake University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines.

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#10

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA

University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

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#11

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

With a ranking of #11, Creighton University did quite well on this year’s best schools for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#12

Westminster College Pennsylvania

New Wilmington, PA

Westminster College Pennsylvania landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree student counseling programs. Westminster New Wilmington is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of New Wilmington.

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#13

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

University of Scranton did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for student counseling students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Scranton.

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#14

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

With a ranking of #14, Wake Forest University did quite well on this year’s best schools for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#15

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Loyola Marymount University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#16

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#17

Manhattan College

Riverdale, NY

Manhattan College landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree student counseling programs. Manhattan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverdale.

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#18

Alfred University

Alfred, NY

Alfred University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Alfred is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Alfred.

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#19

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

California Lutheran University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools list. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Thousand Oaks.

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#20

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

Gonzaga University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Spokane.

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#21

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD

With a ranking of #21, Loyola University Maryland did quite well on this year’s best schools for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Loyola Maryland is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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California State University - Los Angeles landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree student counseling programs. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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Teachers College at Columbia University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools list. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#24

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

With a ranking of #24, University of Redlands did quite well on this year’s best schools for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Redlands, University of Redlands is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#25

Whitworth University

Spokane, WA

Whitworth University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for student counseling students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list. Whitworth is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Spokane.

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Rest of the Top Best Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools

#28

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD
#29

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA
#30

Villanova University

Villanova, PA
#31

George Washington University

Washington, DC
#32

New York University

New York, NY
#34

Northern State University

Aberdeen, SD
#34

University of Georgia

Athens, GA
#36

Wayne State College

Wayne, NE
#37

Winona State University

Winona, MN
#39

Chadron State College

Chadron, NE
#40

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL
#41

Bradley University

Peoria, IL
#42

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA
#45

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL
#46

Chapman University

Orange, CA
#47

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA
#48

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA
#49

Loras College

Dubuque, IA

Remaining Award Winners

This section shows the remainder of the schools awarded a Best Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 397 different United States student counseling schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 California State University - San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA
52 National University La Jolla, CA
53 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
54 California State University - East Bay Hayward, CA
55 University of Maryland - College Park College Park, MD
56 Centenary University Hackettstown, NJ
57 Buena Vista University Storm Lake, IA
58 Carthage College Kenosha, WI
59 Wilmington University New Castle, DE

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
60 Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA
61 McDaniel College Westminster, MD
62 William & Mary Williamsburg, VA
63 Western Washington University Bellingham, WA
64 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
65 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA
66 California State University - Sacramento Sacramento, CA
67 California State University - Northridge Northridge, CA
68 John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR
69 Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ
70 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
71 Fairfield University Fairfield, CT
72 California State University - Fullerton Fullerton, CA
73 California Baptist University Riverside, CA
74 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ
75 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
76 James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA
77 Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ
78 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX
79 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR

Student Counseling by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 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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