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2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

18 Colleges
$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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Plains States 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.

Check out the student counseling graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

#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 graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

About 93% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 7% are male.

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#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 83% of the student counseling majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 8% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southeast Missouri State University is a great place for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 92% of the student counseling majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Minnesota State University - Moorhead helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular student counseling schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 20% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Wichita State University is a great place for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. WSU is a large public school located in the city of Wichita.

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University of Nebraska at Kearney ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNK is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Kearney.

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Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate student counseling programs. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#9

Adler Graduate School

Richfield, MN

Adler Graduate School came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Richfield, Adler Graduate School is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#10

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

Hamline University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

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

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Best Student Counseling Colleges by State

Explore the best student counseling colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 495
Minnesota 532
Kansas 275
Iowa 191
Nebraska 234
North Dakota 53
South Dakota 26

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 18 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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