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2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$48,434 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Butler University

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Butler University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Butler is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Of the 33 students majoring in student counseling at Butler, 3% are male and 97% are female.

The average amount in student loans that student counseling majors at Butler take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $29,800.

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Out of the 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Eastern Michigan is a large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Bloomington is a great place for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

Women make up 75% of the student counseling majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chicago State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, CSU is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Indiana Wesleyan University is a great place for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Lakeland University

Plymouth, WI

Lakeland University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for student counseling students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Lakeland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Plymouth.

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Miami University - Oxford ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Concordia University, Chicago ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

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#8

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Bradley University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate student counseling programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Mount Mary University

Milwaukee, WI

Mount Mary University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Mount Mary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

Full Student Counseling at Mount Mary University Report

Best Student Counseling Colleges by State

Explore the best student counseling schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 185
Ohio 285
Illinois 336
Indiana 316
Wisconsin 192

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 17 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Umary.marketing.

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