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2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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Finding the Best Student Counseling Master's Degree School for You

Student Counseling is one of the most popular subjects to study in North Carolina. With 557 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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The Most Popular Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in North Carolina to see which master's degree 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Student Counseling Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Our analysis found Wake Forest University to be the most popular school for student counseling students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 87% of the student counseling majors at the school.

Full Student Counseling at Wake Forest University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Pembroke is a great place for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. UNC Pembroke is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Pembroke.

Of the 54 students majoring in student counseling at UNC Pembroke, 7% are male and 93% are female.

Full Student Counseling at University of North Carolina at Pembroke Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 91% of the student counseling majors at the school.

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Out of the 14 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 52 students majoring in student counseling at NC State, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Full Student Counseling at North Carolina State University Report

Out of the 14 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the town of Boone.

Of the 43 students majoring in student counseling at Appalachian State, 26% are male and 74% are female.

Full Student Counseling at Appalachian State University Report

Western Carolina University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree student counseling programs. Located in the town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 39 students majoring in student counseling at WCU, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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North Carolina A & T State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree student counseling programs. Located in the city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in student counseling at NC A&T, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for student counseling students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population.

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

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With a ranking of #9, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a fairly 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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#10

Salem College

Winston-Salem, NC

Salem College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree student counseling programs. Salem is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.

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Best Student Counseling Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 352
Tennessee 239
Georgia 358
Florida 385
Virginia 701
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

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 14 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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