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2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in North Carolina

15 Colleges
$40,923 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Student Counseling School for You

Student Counseling is one of the most popular subjects to study in North Carolina. With 557 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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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 North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in North Carolina 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.

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

#1

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Our analysis found Wake Forest University to be the most popular school for student counseling students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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Out of the 15 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the town of Boone.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great place for student counseling students. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Pembroke. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Pembroke is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Pembroke.

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Western Carolina University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public college with a large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular student counseling programs. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, North Carolina A & T State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students. Located in the city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public college with a large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Salem College

Winston-Salem, NC

With a ranking of #10, Salem College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students. Salem is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winston-Salem.

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Best Student Counseling Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 352
Tennessee 239
Georgia 358
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 15 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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More about our data sources and methodologies.

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