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2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

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Finding the Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, student counseling was ranked 7th in Virginia. In fact, 701 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 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 Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Virginia to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Our analysis found Regent University to be the most popular school for student counseling students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Virginia. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Student Counseling at Regent University Report

#2

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Old Dominion University is a great place for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Old Dominion is a fairly large public school located in the city of Norfolk.

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#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Out of the 7 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 2 spot on the list. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

About 50% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Out of the 7 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the # 4 spot on the list. VCU is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.

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#4

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

Out of the 7 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, James Madison University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Student Counseling at James Madison University Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular student counseling schools in Virginia. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

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#4

Hampton University

Hampton, VA

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

Read full report on Student Counseling at Hampton University

Best Student Counseling Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 352
Tennessee 239
North Carolina 557
Georgia 358
Florida 385
West Virginia 83
South Carolina 224
Arkansas 305
Louisiana 151
Mississippi 179
Alabama 329

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 7 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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