2023 Best Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Student Counseling Master's Degree 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 397 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the student counseling master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 25 Top Schools for a Master's in Student Counseling
Our 2023 rankings named Seattle University the best school in the United States for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Seattle Pacific University is a great place for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Out of the 397 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Fresno Pacific University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fresno.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Puget Sound. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Tacoma, Puget Sound is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brandman University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Saint Mary’s College of California landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree student counseling programs. Located in the suburb of Moraga, SMC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Concordia University, Irvine ranked #7 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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The College of New Jersey came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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Drake University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Des Moines.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree student counseling programs. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small 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 working on their master’s degree. 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 landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree student counseling programs. 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 ranked #13 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools list. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Scranton.
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Wake Forest University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #15, Loyola Marymount University did quite well on this year’s best schools for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
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Vanderbilt University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree student counseling programs. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Manhattan College landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree student counseling programs. Manhattan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverdale.
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Alfred University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree student counseling programs. Alfred is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Alfred.
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California Lutheran University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools ranking. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Thousand Oaks.
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Gonzaga University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Spokane.
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Loyola University Maryland landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree student counseling programs. Located in the city of Baltimore, Loyola Maryland is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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California State University - Los Angeles came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
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Teachers College at Columbia University landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree student counseling programs. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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University of Redlands landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree student counseling programs. Located in the small city of Redlands, University of Redlands is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #25, Whitworth University did quite well on this year’s best schools for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Whitworth is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Spokane.
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Remaining Award Winners
This section represents the remainder of the schools awarded a Best Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 397 different United States student counseling schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | California State University - San Bernardino | San Bernardino, CA |
| 52 | National University | La Jolla, CA |
| 53 | Loyola University Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| 54 | California State University - East Bay | Hayward, CA |
| 55 | University of Maryland - College Park | College Park, MD |
| 56 | Centenary University | Hackettstown, NJ |
| 57 | Buena Vista University | Storm Lake, IA |
| 58 | Carthage College | Kenosha, WI |
| 59 | Wilmington University | New Castle, DE |
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | Lehigh University | Bethlehem, PA |
| 61 | McDaniel College | Westminster, MD |
| 62 | William & Mary | Williamsburg, VA |
| 63 | Western Washington University | Bellingham, WA |
| 64 | Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI |
| 65 | San Francisco State University | San Francisco, CA |
| 66 | California State University - Sacramento | Sacramento, CA |
| 67 | California State University - Northridge | Northridge, CA |
| 68 | John Brown University | Siloam Springs, AR |
| 69 | Monmouth University | West Long Branch, NJ |
| 70 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | West Chester, PA |
| 71 | Fairfield University | Fairfield, CT |
| 72 | California State University - Fullerton | Fullerton, CA |
| 73 | California Baptist University | Riverside, CA |
| 74 | Montclair State University | Montclair, NJ |
| 75 | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL |
| 76 | James Madison University | Harrisonburg, VA |
| 77 | Seton Hall University | South Orange, NJ |
| 78 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Edinburg, TX |
| 79 | Oregon State University | Corvallis, OR |
Student Counseling by Region
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| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
| Plains States |
| Middle Atlantic |
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| 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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