2023 Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 116 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for student counseling majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
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Our analysis found Seattle Pacific University to be the best school for student counseling students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Out of the 116 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Teachers College at Columbia University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in the United States. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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Out of the 116 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Bradley University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Valdosta State 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 small city of Valdosta, VSU is a public college with a large student population.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s best schools for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. UGA is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.
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The College of New Jersey ranked #7 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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Concordia University, Chicago landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate student counseling programs. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.
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With a ranking of #9, Harvard University did quite well on this year’s best schools for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
While working on their Graduate Certificate, student counseling majors at Harvard accumulate an average of around $19,755 in student debt.
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Manhattan College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Manhattan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverdale.
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University of Alaska Fairbanks ranked #11 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Alfred University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools list. Alfred is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Alfred.
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University of Redlands did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for student counseling students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the small city of Redlands, University of Redlands is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Syracuse University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #15, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on this year’s best schools for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.
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North Carolina State University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Kansas State University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate student counseling programs. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Here are some additional great schools for Student Counseling students that almost earned our Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | University of North Dakota | Grand Forks, ND |
| 19 | Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles, CA |
| 20 | George Washington University | Washington, DC |
| 21 | University of West Alabama | Livingston, AL |
| 22 | Minnesota State University - Moorhead | Moorhead, MN |
| 23 | The College of Saint Rose | Albany, NY |
Student Counseling by Region
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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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