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2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States 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.

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The Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Plains States Region 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

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for student counseling students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 103 students majoring in student counseling at Capella University, 7% are male and 93% are female.

Full Student Counseling at Capella University Report

#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

About 83% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 18% are male.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Kansas State University

Out of the 18 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Of the 37 students majoring in student counseling at Mizzou, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Southeast Missouri State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular student counseling schools in the Plains States Region . Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Cape Girardeau.

About 92% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 8% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Wichita State University is a great place for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Student Counseling at Wichita State University Report

Out of the 18 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the # 5 spot on the list. MSU Moorhead is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Moorhead.

Of the 10 students majoring in student counseling at MSU Moorhead, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Full Student Counseling at Minnesota State University - Moorhead Report

With a ranking of #7, University of Nebraska at Kearney did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Student Counseling at University of Nebraska at Kearney

Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.

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#9

Adler Graduate School

Richfield, MN

Adler Graduate School ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Adler Graduate School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Richfield.

Full Student Counseling at Adler Graduate School Report

#10

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

With a ranking of #10, Saint Cloud State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

Full Student Counseling at Saint Cloud State University Report

Best Student Counseling Colleges by State

Explore the best student counseling colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 495
Kansas 275
Minnesota 532
Iowa 191
South Dakota 26
North Dakota 53
Nebraska 234

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

Majors Similar to Student Counseling

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 18 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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