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2023 Best Student Counseling Schools in Louisiana

10 Colleges
$37,965 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Student Counseling School for You

Student Counseling is one of the most popular subjects to study in Louisiana. With 151 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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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 Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best programs for teaching students.

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2023 Best Student Counseling Schools in Louisiana

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

Top 10 Best Student Counseling Schools

#1

University of Holy Cross

New Orleans, LA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Holy Cross the best school in Louisiana for student counseling students. Located in the large city of New Orleans, UHC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Student Counseling Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public school with a large student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Louisiana University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Southeastern is a large public school located in the small city of Hammond.

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#5

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

The excellent programs at McNeese State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in Louisiana. McNeese is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Lake Charles.

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University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for student counseling students. It came in at #6 on the list. UL Lafayette is a large public school located in the city of Lafayette.

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#7

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

Nicholls State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Schools in Louisiana list. Nicholls State University is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Thibodaux.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Louisiana at Monroe did quite well on this year’s best schools for student counseling students. Located in the small city of Monroe, ULM is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

University of New Orleans did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for student counseling students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, UNO is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for student counseling students. It came in at #10 on the list. NSU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Natchitoches.

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Best Student Counseling Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 352
Tennessee 239
North Carolina 557
Florida 385
Georgia 358
Virginia 701
West Virginia 83
South Carolina 224
Arkansas 305
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 10 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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