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2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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$51,166 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 Most Popular Student Counseling Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Student Counseling program at each school on the list.

Check out the student counseling doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

Our analysis found University of Maryland - College Park to be the most popular school for student counseling students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

Women make up 82% of the student counseling majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

About 88% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#3

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duquesne University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Duquesne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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#3

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Out of the 11 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montclair State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in student counseling at Montclair State, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular student counseling schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Ship is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Shippensburg.

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#6

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for student counseling students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Indiana, IUP is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree student counseling programs. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

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#7

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.

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The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. The Chicago School Washington DC Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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Best Student Counseling Colleges by State

Explore the best student counseling schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 448
Pennsylvania 576
New York 878
Maryland 149
District of Columbia 43
Delaware 73

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 11 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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