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2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Georgia

11 Colleges
$45,795 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Student Counseling School for You

Student Counseling is one of the most popular subjects to study in Georgia. With 358 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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The Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Georgia ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Georgia 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for student counseling majors pursuing a .

#1

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

Our analysis found University of West Georgia to be the most popular school for student counseling students who want to pursue a degree in Georgia. University of West Georgia is a large public school located in the fringe town of Carrollton.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Valdosta State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Georgia list. Located in the small city of Valdosta, VSU is a public college with a large student population.

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

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#4

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

The excellent programs at University of Georgia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in Georgia. UGA is a very large public school located in the city of Athens.

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#5

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Georgia list. GaSou is a very large public school located in the town of Statesboro.

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#6

Fort Valley State University

Fort Valley, GA

With a ranking of #6, Fort Valley State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students. Fort Valley State University is a small public school located in the town of Fort Valley.

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#7

Mercer University

Macon, GA

Mercer University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Georgia list. Mercer is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Macon.

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Columbus State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the city of Columbus, CSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Augusta University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular student counseling programs. Located in the midsize city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Clark Atlanta University

Atlanta, GA

Clark Atlanta University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Georgia list. Located in the city of Atlanta, CAU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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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
Florida 385
Virginia 701
West Virginia 83
South Carolina 224
Arkansas 305
Louisiana 151
Mississippi 179
Alabama 329

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 11 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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