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2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Washington

11 Colleges
$57,506 Avg Salary

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In 2020-2021, 166 degrees and certificates were awarded to student counseling students who went to a Washington college or university. This makes it the #95 most popular major in the state.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in Washington to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Student Counseling Colleges.

Our analysis found Seattle Pacific University to be the most popular school for student counseling students who want to pursue a degree in Washington. Located in the city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

The excellent programs at Seattle University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in Washington. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

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#3

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

The excellent programs at Gonzaga University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in Washington. Gonzaga is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Spokane.

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#4

Whitworth University

Spokane, WA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Whitworth University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Washington list. Whitworth is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Spokane.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Puget Sound. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Washington 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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Western Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for student counseling students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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City University of Seattle did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for student counseling students. It came in at #7 on the list. CityU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

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Central Washington University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Washington ranking. CWU is a large public school located in the town of Ellensburg.

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#8

Heritage University

Toppenish, WA

Heritage University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for student counseling students. It came in at #8 on the list. Heritage University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Toppenish.

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Saint Martin’s University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in Washington ranking. Saint Martin's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lacey.

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State Degrees Awarded
California 2,023
Oregon 208
Nevada 37
Alaska 21

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

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 11 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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