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2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate School for You

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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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for student counseling majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Our 2023 rankings named Oregon State University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 27% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle Pacific University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 96% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 4% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California State University - Los Angeles is a great place for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 83% of the student counseling majors at the school.

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#4

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Loma Linda University is a great place for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Redlands is a great place for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Redlands, University of Redlands is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 22% are male.

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University of Alaska Fairbanks did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for student counseling students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 88% of the student counseling majors at the school.

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Alliant International University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate student counseling programs. Located in the city of San Diego, Alliant is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in student counseling at Alliant, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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University of Southern California ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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California State University - Dominguez Hills came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Carson, CSUDH is a public college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Student Counseling Colleges by State

Explore the best student counseling schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 166
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 20 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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