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2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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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.

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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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 55 schools in the Southeast 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 Valdosta State University to be the most popular school for student counseling students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . VSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Valdosta.

About 90% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 10% are male.

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#2

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Clemson University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular student counseling schools in the Southeast Region . Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

Of the 33 students majoring in student counseling at Clemson, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of South Carolina - Columbia is a great place for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 94% of the student counseling majors at the school.

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#4

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of West Alabama helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular student counseling schools in the Southeast Region . University of West Alabama is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote area of Livingston.

About 93% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 7% are male.

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#5

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Out of the 55 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 89% of the student counseling majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Appalachian State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 15% are male.

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University of Central Florida ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in student counseling at UCF, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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#8

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 graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the fringe town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Fort Valley State University

Fort Valley, GA

With a ranking of #9, Fort Valley State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Fort Valley, Fort Valley State University is a public college with a small student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#9

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Arkansas Tech 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 #9 on the list. Located in the town of Russellville, ATU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 21% are male.

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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 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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