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 moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Seattle Pacific University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Fresno Pacific University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in the United States. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fresno.
Out of the 397 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 medium-sized city of Tacoma, Puget Sound is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandman University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools list. 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 ranked #6 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Moraga, SMC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
With a ranking of #7, Concordia University, Irvine did quite well on this year’s best schools for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
With a ranking of #8, The College of New Jersey did quite well on this year’s best schools for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
With a ranking of #9, Drake University did quite well on this year’s best schools for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines.
University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools ranking. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.
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Creighton University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree student counseling programs. Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Westminster College Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for student counseling students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Westminster New Wilmington is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of New Wilmington.
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University of Scranton came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools ranking. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Scranton.
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Wake Forest University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree student counseling programs. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
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Loyola Marymount University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
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Vanderbilt University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a 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 city of Riverdale.
Alfred University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Alfred is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Alfred.
California Lutheran University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for student counseling students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Thousand Oaks.
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Gonzaga University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree student counseling programs. Gonzaga is a moderately-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 working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Baltimore, Loyola Maryland is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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California State University - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for student counseling students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
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Teachers College at Columbia University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools list. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
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University of Redlands ranked #24 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Redlands, University of Redlands is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Whitworth University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Whitworth is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Spokane.
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Rest of the Top Best Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools
Remaining Award Winners
This list shows 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
View the Best Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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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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