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2023 Best Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

68 Colleges
$44,092 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 13,858 student counseling students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #7 most popular in the country.

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The Best Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 68 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Student Counseling Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found The College of New Jersey to be the best school for student counseling students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#2

Westminster College Pennsylvania

New Wilmington, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Westminster College Pennsylvania is a great place for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Westminster New Wilmington is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of New Wilmington.

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#3

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Scranton. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.

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#4

Manhattan College

Riverdale, NY

The excellent master’s degree programs at Manhattan College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Manhattan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverdale.

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#5

Alfred University

Alfred, NY

The excellent master’s degree programs at Alfred University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Alfred is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Alfred.

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#6

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD

Loyola University Maryland ranked #6 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Loyola Maryland is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Teachers College at Columbia University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree student counseling programs. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#8

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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#9

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova 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 #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

George Washington University

Washington, DC

George Washington University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree student counseling programs. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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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 in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
11 New York University New York, NY
12 University of Maryland - College Park College Park, MD
13 Centenary University Hackettstown, NJ

Best Student Counseling Colleges by State

Explore the best student counseling schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 448
Pennsylvania 576
New York 878
Maryland 149
District of Columbia 43
Delaware 73

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 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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