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2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 40 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

Our analysis found International Institute for Restorative Practices to be the most popular school for student counseling students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . IIRP Graduate School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California University of Pennsylvania is a great place for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 76% of the student counseling majors at the school.

Full Student Counseling at California University of Pennsylvania Report

#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University at Buffalo helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular student counseling schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

Of the 16 students majoring in student counseling at University at Buffalo, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#3

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Out of the 40 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in student counseling at Lehigh, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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#3

Manhattan College

Riverdale, NY

Out of the 40 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Manhattan College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Manhattan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverdale.

Of the 16 students majoring in student counseling at Manhattan, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, Teachers College at Columbia University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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

Full Student Counseling at Teachers College at Columbia University Report

The College of Saint Rose ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Albany, Saint Rose is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 79% of the student counseling majors at the school.

Full Student Counseling at The College of Saint Rose Report

#8

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse 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 medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#9

Alfred University

Alfred, NY

With a ranking of #9, Alfred University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Alfred is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Alfred.

Women make up 70% of the student counseling majors at the school.

Full Student Counseling at Alfred University Report

#10

SUNY Oswego

Oswego, NY

With a ranking of #10, SUNY Oswego did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. SUNY Oswego is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Oswego.

Women make up 78% of the student counseling majors at the school.

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Best Student Counseling Colleges by State

Explore the best student counseling colleges 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 27 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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