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2023 Best Student Counseling Schools in North Carolina

15 Colleges
$40,923 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Student Counseling School for You

Student Counseling is one of the most popular subjects to study in North Carolina. With 557 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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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 Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in North Carolina to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students.

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2023 Best Student Counseling Schools in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best for student counseling majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Student Counseling Schools

#1

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Wake Forest University the best school in North Carolina for student counseling students. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 15 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Schools in North Carolina list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Appalachian State University is a great place for student counseling students. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Boone.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #6 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Campbell University

Buies Creek, NC

Campbell University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the fringe town of Buies Creek, Campbell is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Salem College

Winston-Salem, NC

Salem College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Schools in North Carolina list. Salem is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winston-Salem.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Lenoir - Rhyne University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Schools in North Carolina ranking. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Hickory.

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Best Student Counseling Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 352
Tennessee 239
Georgia 358
Florida 385
Virginia 701
West Virginia 83
South Carolina 224
Arkansas 305
Louisiana 151
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

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 15 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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