2023 Best Student Counseling Schools
Finding the Best Student Counseling School for You
Student Counseling is the #68 most popular major in the country with 13,858 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Student Counseling Schools ranking. This report analyzed 406 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Student Counseling Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for student counseling majors pursuing a .
Top 25 Top Schools in Student Counseling
Our analysis found Seattle University to be the best school for student counseling students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.
The excellent programs at Seattle Pacific University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in the United States. Located in the city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fresno Pacific University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Student Counseling Schools list. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fresno.
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Out of the 406 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Puget Sound landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tacoma, Puget Sound is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The excellent programs at Brandman University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in the United States. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Saint Mary’s College of California landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best student counseling programs. Located in the large suburb of Moraga, SMC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #7, Concordia University, Irvine did quite well on this year’s best schools for student counseling students. Located in the city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The College of New Jersey came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Drake University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best student counseling programs. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Des Moines.
University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Schools ranking. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.
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With a ranking of #11, Creighton University did quite well on this year’s best schools for student counseling students. Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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Westminster College Pennsylvania came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Schools ranking. Westminster New Wilmington is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of New Wilmington.
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University of Scranton landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best student counseling programs. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.
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With a ranking of #14, Teachers College at Columbia University did quite well on this year’s best schools for student counseling students. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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Wake Forest University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best student counseling programs. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Vanderbilt University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for student counseling students. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #17, Loyola Marymount University did quite well on this year’s best schools for student counseling students. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
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With a ranking of #18, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s best schools for student counseling students. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.
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California Lutheran University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for student counseling students. It came in at #19 on the list. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Thousand Oaks.
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Gonzaga University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Schools list. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Spokane.
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With a ranking of #21, Loyola University Maryland did quite well on this year’s best schools for student counseling students. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Loyola Maryland is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
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Alfred University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Schools ranking. Alfred is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Alfred.
Manhattan College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Schools ranking. Manhattan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverdale.
University of Maryland - College Park landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best student counseling programs. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.
Valdosta State University landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best student counseling programs. Located in the city of Valdosta, VSU is a public school with a large student population.
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Rest of the Top Best Student Counseling Schools
Remaining Award Winners
This list represents the remainder of the colleges awarded a Best Student Counseling Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 406 different United States student counseling schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | San Jose State University | San Jose, CA |
| 52 | Loras College | Dubuque, IA |
| 53 | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA |
| 54 | California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 55 | California State University - San Bernardino | San Bernardino, CA |
| 56 | National University | La Jolla, CA |
| 57 | Loyola University Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| 58 | California State University - East Bay | Hayward, CA |
| 59 | Centenary University | Hackettstown, NJ |
| 60 | Buena Vista University | Storm Lake, IA |
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great schools for Student Counseling students that almost earned our Best Student Counseling Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Carthage College | Kenosha, WI |
| 62 | Wilmington University | New Castle, DE |
| 63 | Lehigh University | Bethlehem, PA |
| 64 | McDaniel College | Westminster, MD |
| 65 | William & Mary | Williamsburg, VA |
| 66 | Western Washington University | Bellingham, WA |
| 67 | Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI |
| 68 | San Francisco State University | San Francisco, CA |
| 69 | California State University - Sacramento | Sacramento, CA |
| 70 | University of Alaska Fairbanks | Fairbanks, AK |
| 71 | University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA |
| 72 | California State University - Northridge | Northridge, CA |
| 73 | John Brown University | Siloam Springs, AR |
| 74 | Fairfield University | Fairfield, CT |
| 75 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | West Chester, PA |
| 76 | The College of Saint Rose | Albany, NY |
| 77 | California State University - Fullerton | Fullerton, CA |
| 78 | California Baptist University | Riverside, CA |
| 79 | Monmouth University | West Long Branch, NJ |
| 80 | Hamline University | Saint Paul, MN |
| 81 | Duquesne University | Pittsburgh, PA |
Student Counseling by Region
View the Best Student Counseling Schools for a specific region near you.
| Region |
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| Southeast |
| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
| Plains States |
| Middle Atlantic |
| Far Western US |
| Southwest |
| Great Lakes |
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Student Counseling Related Rankings by Major
Student Counseling is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
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 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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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