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2023 Best Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in Missouri

11 Colleges
$44,092 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, student counseling students earned 495 degrees and certificates from a Missouri school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Missouri

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 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the best school in Missouri for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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#2

Stephens College

Columbia, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stephens College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Stephens is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a large student population.

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#4

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

The excellent master’s degree programs at Webster University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in Missouri. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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Out of the 11 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the # 5 spot on the list. UMSL is a large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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#6

Missouri Baptist University

Saint Louis, MO

Missouri Baptist University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, MBU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Southeast Missouri State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Southeast Missouri State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Cape Girardeau.

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Northwest Missouri State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Maryville.

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Missouri State University - Springfield 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. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.

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#10

Evangel University

Springfield, MO

With a ranking of #10, Evangel 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 Springfield, Evangel is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Student Counseling Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 275
Minnesota 532
Iowa 191
South Dakota 26
North Dakota 53
Nebraska 234

Student Counseling is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Student Counseling Concentrations

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 11 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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