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2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

84 Colleges
$46,043 Avg Salary

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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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The Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 84 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

#1

New York University

New York, NY

Our analysis found New York University to be the most popular school for student counseling students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#2

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Out of the 84 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montclair State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Kean University

Union, NJ

Out of the 84 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kean University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

The excellent programs at Wilmington University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Wilmington University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of New Castle.

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Out of the 84 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Edinboro, Edinboro is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

Hunter College

New York, NY

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

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International Institute for Restorative Practices landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular student counseling programs. IIRP Graduate School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

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#8

Mercy College

Dobbs Ferry, NY

Mercy College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular student counseling programs. Located in the large suburb of Dobbs Ferry, Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

LIU Post landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular student counseling programs. Located in the large suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

New Jersey City University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Jersey City, NJCU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The College of New Jersey came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#12

St. Bonaventure University

Saint Bonaventure, NY

St. Bonaventure University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Saint Bonaventure, St. Bonaventure is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
13 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA
14 Villanova University Villanova, PA
14 Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD
16 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
16 California University of Pennsylvania California, PA

Best Student Counseling Colleges by State

Explore the best student counseling colleges 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 26 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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