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2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Virginia

14 Colleges
$44,931 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Student Counseling School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, student counseling was ranked 7th in Virginia. In fact, 701 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in Virginia 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Student Counseling Colleges.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our analysis found Liberty University to be the most popular school for student counseling students who want to pursue a degree in Virginia. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

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#2

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Regent University is a great place for student counseling students. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Old Dominion University is a great place for student counseling students. Old Dominion is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Virginia list. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

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#5

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

The excellent programs at William & Mary helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in Virginia. William & Mary is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Williamsburg.

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#6

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

James Madison University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

Radford University

Radford, VA

Radford University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small suburb of Radford, Radford is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Virginia ranking. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

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#9

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular student counseling programs. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

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#10

Hampton University

Hampton, VA

Hampton University 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. Located in the city of Hampton, Hampton is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Student Counseling Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Student Counseling Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 352
Tennessee 239
North Carolina 557
Georgia 358
Florida 385
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

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 14 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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