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2023 Most Popular Online Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools

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Student Counseling is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 13,858 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.

There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 35 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online student counseling graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for student counseling students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the United States. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Of the 103 students majoring in student counseling at Capella University, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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Out of the 35 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, International Institute for Restorative Practices landed the # 2 spot on the list. IIRP Graduate School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

About 82% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 18% are male.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Valdosta State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in the United States. Located in the city of Valdosta, VSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 90% of the student counseling majors at the school.

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#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Kansas State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 18% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 37 students majoring in student counseling at Mizzou, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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#6

Butler University

Indianapolis, IN

Butler University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools list. Butler is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Of the 33 students majoring in student counseling at Butler, 3% are male and 97% are female.

After completing their Graduate Certificate, student counseling graduates from Butler carry an average student debtload of $29,800.

Full Student Counseling at Butler University Report

#7

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

With a ranking of #7, University of West Alabama did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Livingston, University of West Alabama is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 93% of the student counseling majors at the school.

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#8

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for student counseling students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Florida State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.

Of the 27 students majoring in student counseling at Florida State, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#9

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

With a ranking of #9, Angelo State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the small city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 91% of the student counseling majors at the school.

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California University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for student counseling students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 24% are male.

Full Student Counseling at California University of Pennsylvania Report

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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 29 schools only.

  • 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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