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2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Louisiana

11 Colleges
$37,965 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Student Counseling School for You

Student Counseling is one of the most popular subjects to study in Louisiana. With 151 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Louisiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Louisiana 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.

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern State University of Louisiana the most popular school in Louisiana for student counseling students. NSU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Natchitoches.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a great place for student counseling students. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Lafayette.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southeastern Louisiana University is a great place for student counseling students. Southeastern is a large public school located in the small city of Hammond.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech 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 Louisiana at Monroe. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of Monroe, ULM is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

With a ranking of #7, University of New Orleans did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students. Located in the city of New Orleans, UNO is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

Nicholls State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Louisiana ranking. Nicholls State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Thibodaux.

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#9

University of Holy Cross

New Orleans, LA

University of Holy Cross ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, UHC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

McNeese State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Louisiana list. McNeese is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lake Charles.

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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
Georgia 358
Virginia 701
West Virginia 83
South Carolina 224
Arkansas 305
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

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Umary.marketing.

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