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2023 Best Student Counseling Schools in the Southwest Region

40 Colleges
$44,770 Avg Salary

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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 Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 40 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best programs for teaching students.

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2023 Best Student Counseling Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Top 10 Best Student Counseling Schools

Our analysis found Saint Edward’s University to be the best school for student counseling students who want to pursue a 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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The excellent programs at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas Christian University is a great place for student counseling students. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

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Out of the 40 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 40 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St. Thomas landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Houston, UST is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

Angelo State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s best schools for student counseling students. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Our Lady of the Lake University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Antonio, OLLU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Ottawa University - Phoenix came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Phoenix, Ottawa University - Phoenix is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Texas A&M International University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best student counseling programs. Located in the city of Laredo, Texas A&M International University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Student Counseling Colleges by State

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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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