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2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Student Counseling School for You

With 13,858 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, student counseling is the #7 most popular major in the United States.

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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 Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 129 schools in the Southeast 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.

Check out the student counseling programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for student counseling students. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#2

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Cumberlands. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in the Southeast Region list. Cumberlands is a large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamsburg.

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#3

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

The excellent programs at University of West Alabama helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in the Southeast Region . University of West Alabama is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Livingston.

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#4

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Wake Forest University is a great place for student counseling students. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winston-Salem.

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#5

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in the Southeast Region list. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

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#6

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Regent University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for student counseling students. It came in at #6 on the list. Regent is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Central Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Arkansas State University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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#10

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

With a ranking of #10, University of West Georgia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students. Located in the fringe town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Appalachian State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for student counseling students. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#12

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Arkansas Tech University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Russellville, ATU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#12

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, GA

Valdosta State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for student counseling students. It came in at #12 on the list. VSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Valdosta.

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North Carolina State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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#15

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

With a ranking of #15, University of Louisville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a very large student population.

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#16

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#17

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA

With a ranking of #17, Georgia State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

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With a ranking of #18, University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#19

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.

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Honorable Mentions

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 Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
20 University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NC
21 Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL
22 University of Mississippi University, MS
23 Florida International University Miami, FL
23 Marshall University Huntington, WV
23 Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA

Best Student Counseling Colleges by State

Explore the best student counseling colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 352
Tennessee 239
North Carolina 557
Georgia 358
Florida 385
Virginia 701
West Virginia 83
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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Umary.marketing.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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