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2023 Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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$48,434 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate School for You

With 2,023 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, student counseling is the #56 most popular major in California.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in California to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top California Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Student Counseling

#1

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

Our analysis found University of Redlands to be the best school for student counseling students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. University of Redlands is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Redlands.

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#2

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Loyola Marymount University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at California State University - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alliant International University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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With a ranking of #6, California State University - Dominguez Hills did quite well on this year’s best schools for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. CSUDH is a large public school located in the small city of Carson.

Full Student Counseling at California State University - Dominguez Hills Report

Best Student Counseling Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Student Counseling Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 166
Oregon 208
Nevada 37
Alaska 21

One of 14 majors within the area of study, student counseling has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 6 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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