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

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Finding the Best Student Counseling Doctor's Degree School for You

With 13,858 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, student counseling is the #7 most popular major in the United States.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Student Counseling Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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 Southeast Region .

#1

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Regent University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for student counseling students working on their doctor’s degree. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

Women make up 50% of the student counseling majors at the school.

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#2

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Georgia is a great place for student counseling students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in student counseling at UGA, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Read full report on Student Counseling at University of Georgia

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Charlotte helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular student counseling schools in the Southeast Region . UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

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

Full Student Counseling at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

#4

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 75% of the student counseling majors at the school.

Read full report on Student Counseling at University of Arkansas

#4

University of Mississippi

University, MS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mississippi. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in student counseling at Ole Miss, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Full Student Counseling at University of Mississippi Report

#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Out of the 26 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 4 spot on the list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Women make up 75% of the student counseling majors at the school.

Full Student Counseling at Georgia State University Report

#8

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

University of Memphis 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 86% of the student counseling majors at the school.

Full Student Counseling at University of Memphis Report

University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

Full Student Counseling at University of North Carolina at Greensboro Report

#9

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

University of West Georgia 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 #9 on the list. Located in the town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the student counseling majors at the school.

Full Student Counseling at University of West Georgia Report

Best Student Counseling Colleges by State

Explore the best student counseling colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 352
Tennessee 239
North Carolina 557
Georgia 358
Florida 385
Virginia 701
West Virginia 83
South Carolina 224
Arkansas 305
Louisiana 151
Mississippi 179
Alabama 329

Student Counseling is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Student Counseling Concentrations

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 26 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Umary.marketing.

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