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2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$48,434 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Great Lakes 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.

Check out the student counseling graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#1

Butler University

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Butler University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Butler is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 97% of the student counseling majors at the school.

Student Counseling majors at Butler take out an average of $29,800 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Eastern Michigan University is a great place for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Student Counseling at Eastern Michigan University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 25% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Indiana Wesleyan University is a great place for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. IWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Marion.

Full Student Counseling at Indiana Wesleyan University Report

Out of the 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chicago State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. CSU is a small public school located in the city of Chicago.

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Miami University - Oxford ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

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#6

Lakeland University

Plymouth, WI

Lakeland University 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 rural area of Plymouth, Lakeland is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Bradley University 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 #8 on the list. Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Peoria.

Full Student Counseling at Bradley University Report

#8

Mount Mary University

Milwaukee, WI

Mount Mary University 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 #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Mount Mary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Student Counseling at Mount Mary University Report

#8

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Concordia University, Chicago ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Student Counseling at Concordia University, Chicago Report

Best Student Counseling Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 285
Illinois 336
Indiana 316
Michigan 185
Wisconsin 192

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 17 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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