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2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, student counseling was ranked 5th in West Virginia. In fact, 83 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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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 West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in West Virginia 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

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

Our 2023 rankings named Marshall University the most popular school in West Virginia for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Marshall University is a large public school located in the small city of Huntington.

About 89% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 11% are male.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Marshall University

#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

The in-demand master’s degree programs at West Virginia University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular student counseling schools in West Virginia. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 83% of the student counseling majors at the school.

Read full report on Student Counseling at West Virginia University

#3

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, WV

Out of the 4 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Shepherd University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Shepherd University is a small public school located in the town of Shepherdstown.

Of the 11 students majoring in student counseling at Shepherd University, 55% are male and 45% are female.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Shepherd University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 67% are male.

Full Student Counseling at American Public University System Report

Best Student Counseling Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 352
Tennessee 239
North Carolina 557
Georgia 358
Florida 385
Virginia 701
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 4 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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More about our data sources and methodologies.

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