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2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Student Counseling Master's Degree 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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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 82 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 master's degree.

#1

New York University

New York, NY

Our 2023 rankings named New York University the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#2

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 88% of the student counseling majors at the school.

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#3

Kean University

Union, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kean University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public school with a large student population.

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

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#4

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilmington University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Wilmington University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Castle.

Of the 73 students majoring in student counseling at Wilmington University, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular student counseling schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the fringe town of Edinboro, Edinboro is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 86% of the student counseling majors at the school.

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#6

Hunter College

New York, NY

Hunter College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree student counseling programs. Located in the large city of New York, Hunter is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 86% of the student counseling majors at the school.

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#7

Mercy College

Dobbs Ferry, NY

Mercy College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Dobbs Ferry, Mercy is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#8

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

LIU Post ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 12% are male.

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#9

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

With a ranking of #9, New Jersey City University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Jersey City, NJCU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 88% of the student counseling majors at the school.

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#10

St. Bonaventure University

Saint Bonaventure, NY

St. Bonaventure University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Saint Bonaventure, St. Bonaventure is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 13% are male.

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The College of New Jersey ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 47 students majoring in student counseling at TCNJ, 21% are male and 79% are female.

Full Student Counseling at The College of New Jersey Report

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the town of Kutztown, Kutztown University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 42 students majoring in student counseling at Kutztown University, 19% are male and 81% are female.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Student Counseling students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Most Popular Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
13 Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD
13 Villanova University Villanova, PA
15 Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Indiana, PA
15 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA

Best Student Counseling Colleges by State

Explore the best student counseling schools 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 25 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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