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

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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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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 40 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Southwest Region

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 10 Best Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Saint Edward’s University to be the best school for student counseling students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . St. Edward's University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Austin.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Clear Lake. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Christian University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. TCU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of St. Thomas. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Houston, UST is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at San Antonio 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 San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

Angelo State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the small city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public school with a large student population.

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Our Lady of the Lake University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of San Antonio, OLLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Ottawa University - Phoenix landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree student counseling programs. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Ottawa University - Phoenix is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#10

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX

Sam Houston State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Student Counseling Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 211
Texas 836
New Mexico 176
Oklahoma 214

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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