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2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Student Counseling Doctor'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.

The Most Popular Student Counseling Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 86 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Student Counseling program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for student counseling majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for student counseling students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

About 85% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 15% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Commerce.

Of the 14 students majoring in student counseling at Texas A&M Commerce, 21% are male and 79% are female.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Texas A&M University - Commerce

#2

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Regent University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular student counseling schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in student counseling at Regent, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#4

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UGA is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.

About 50% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Student Counseling at University of Georgia Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

About 82% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 18% are male.

Read full report on Student Counseling at University of Maryland - College Park

Out of the 86 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in student counseling at SHSU, 18% are male and 82% are female.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Sam Houston State University

#5

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Out of the 86 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 27% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 73% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 82% of the student counseling majors at the school.

Read full report on Student Counseling at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

#9

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree student counseling programs. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

Of the 10 students majoring in student counseling at Iowa, 30% are male and 70% are female.

Full Student Counseling at University of Iowa Report

With a ranking of #9, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students working on their doctor’s degree. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

About 70% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 30% are male.

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University of North Texas came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UNT is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

Read full report on Student Counseling at University of North Texas

#12

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

With a ranking of #12, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the student counseling majors at the school.

Read full report on Student Counseling at University of Florida

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree student counseling programs. The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

About 63% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 38% are male.

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#12

George Washington University

Washington, DC

George Washington University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree student counseling programs. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Of the 8 students majoring in student counseling at GWU, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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#12

Governors State University

University Park, IL

Governors State University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the rural area of University Park, GSU is a public college with a small student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 13% are male.

Full Student Counseling at Governors State University Report

#12

University of Mississippi

University, MS

University of Mississippi landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree student counseling programs. Ole Miss is a very large public school located in the remote town of University.

About 75% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#12

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UARK is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.

Of the 8 students majoring in student counseling at UARK, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Full Student Counseling at University of Arkansas Report

#12

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA

Georgia State University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree student counseling programs. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in student counseling at Georgia State, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Georgia State University

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Student Counseling students that almost earned our Most Popular Student Counseling Doctor's Degree Schools award.

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Student Counseling is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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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 29 schools only.

  • 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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