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2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Washington

11 Colleges
$57,506 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Student Counseling School for You

Student Counseling is one of the most popular subjects to study in Washington. With 166 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Student Counseling Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Washington to see which ones were the most popular 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Student Counseling Colleges.

Our analysis found Seattle Pacific University to be the most popular school for student counseling students who want to pursue a degree in Washington. Located in the city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

The excellent programs at Seattle University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in Washington. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

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#3

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

The excellent programs at Gonzaga University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in Washington. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Spokane.

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#4

Whitworth University

Spokane, WA

Out of the 11 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Whitworth University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Whitworth is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Spokane.

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Out of the 11 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Puget Sound landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tacoma, Puget Sound is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Western Washington University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular student counseling programs. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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City University of Seattle came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Washington ranking. CityU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

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Washington State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Washington list. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.

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Saint Martin’s University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Washington ranking. Saint Martin's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lacey.

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Central Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for student counseling students. It came in at #8 on the list. CWU is a large public school located in the town of Ellensburg.

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Best Student Counseling Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 208
California 2,023
Nevada 37
Alaska 21

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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