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2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 54 schools in the Southwest 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

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Angelo State University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 93% of the student counseling majors at the school.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Angelo State University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northern Arizona University is a great place for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.

About 76% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 24% are male.

Full Student Counseling at Northern Arizona University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Southeastern Oklahoma State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular student counseling schools in the Southwest Region . Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Durant.

Women make up 93% of the student counseling majors at the school.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Southeastern Oklahoma State University

Out of the 54 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St. Thomas landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, UST is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 14% are male.

Read full report on Student Counseling at University of St. Thomas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Southwest. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. USW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Hobbs.

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

Read full report on Student Counseling at University of the Southwest

With a ranking of #6, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. UNT is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

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

Read full report on Student Counseling at University of North Texas

University of Houston - Victoria landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree student counseling programs. Located in the small city of Victoria, UH Victoria is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 48 students majoring in student counseling at UH Victoria, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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New Mexico Highlands University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands University is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 47 students majoring in student counseling at New Mexico Highlands University, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 20% are male.

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University of Central Oklahoma ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public school with a large student population.

About 98% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 2% are male.

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Best Student Counseling Colleges by State

Explore the best student counseling schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 211
Texas 836
New Mexico 176
Oklahoma 214

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 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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