2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in California
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in California to see which graduate certificate 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.
2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in California
Check out the student counseling graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.
Top 10 Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Los Angeles the most popular school in California for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 83% of the student counseling majors at the school.
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Out of the 11 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Redlands landed the # 2 spot on the list. University of Redlands is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Redlands.
About 78% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 22% are male.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Loma Linda University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular student counseling schools in California. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loma Linda.
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Out of the 11 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Alliant International University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.
Of the 5 students majoring in student counseling at Alliant, 40% are male and 60% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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California State University - Dominguez Hills ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. CSUDH is a large public school located in the small city of Carson.
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Loyola Marymount University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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With a ranking of #8, Fresno Pacific University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Azusa Pacific University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Azusa Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Azusa.
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Saint Mary’s College of California ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. SMC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Moraga.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Washington | 166 |
| Oregon | 208 |
| Nevada | 37 |
| Alaska | 21 |
Majors Related to Student Counseling
One of 14 majors within the area of study, student counseling has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 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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