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2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Alabama

12 Colleges
$40,169 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Student Counseling School for You

In 2020-2021, student counseling students earned 329 degrees and certificates from an Alabama school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

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The Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Alabama ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Alabama to see which 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 Colleges.

#1

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

Our analysis found University of West Alabama to be the most popular school for student counseling students who want to pursue a degree in Alabama. University of West Alabama is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote area of Livingston.

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#2

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Auburn University is a great place for student counseling students. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Alabama list. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

University of Montevallo

Montevallo, AL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Montevallo. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Alabama list. Located in the suburb of Montevallo, Montevallo is a public school with a small student population.

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#5

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Jacksonville State University is a great place for student counseling students. Located in the suburb of Jacksonville, Jacksonville State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of South Alabama landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular student counseling programs. Located in the city of Mobile, USA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Auburn University at Montgomery did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for student counseling students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Montgomery, AUM is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

The University of Alabama landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular student counseling programs. UA is a very large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.

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#9

Troy University

Troy, AL

Troy University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for student counseling students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the remote town of Troy, TROY is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of North Alabama did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for student counseling students. It came in at #10 on the list. UNA is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Florence.

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Best Student Counseling Colleges in the Southeast Region

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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

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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 12 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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