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Most Popular Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in California

2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in California

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Finding the Best Student Counseling Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in California to see which master'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.

Check out the student counseling master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in California for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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

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#2

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of La Verne is a great place for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. ULV is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of La Verne.

Of the 146 students majoring in student counseling at ULV, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California State University - Sacramento is a great place for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 140 students majoring in student counseling at Sac State, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#4

National University

La Jolla, CA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at National University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular student counseling schools in California. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 84% of the student counseling majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Irvine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

About 81% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 19% are male.

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#6

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

Of the 118 students majoring in student counseling at Brandman, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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California State University - Northridge landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree student counseling programs. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 117 students majoring in student counseling at CSUN, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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California State University - Fresno came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 16% are male.

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California State University - Los Angeles landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree student counseling programs. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 109 students majoring in student counseling at Cal State LA, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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#10

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

San Jose State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree student counseling programs. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

Of the 74 students majoring in student counseling at San Jose State, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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Best Student Counseling Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Student Counseling Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 166
Oregon 208
Nevada 37
Alaska 21

One of 14 majors within the area of study, student counseling has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 25 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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