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2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in the Southeast Region

129 Colleges
$41,579 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Student Counseling 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. 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 Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 129 schools in the Southeast Region to see which 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Student Counseling Colleges.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for student counseling students. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

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#2

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

The excellent programs at University of the Cumberlands helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of West Alabama. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the remote area of Livingston, University of West Alabama is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wake Forest University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Out of the 129 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a very large student population.

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#6

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

With a ranking of #6, Regent University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Central Florida ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in the Southeast Region list. UCF is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.

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Arkansas State University - Main Campus 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. A-State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jonesboro.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular student counseling programs. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a very large student population.

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#10

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

University of West Georgia came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. University of West Georgia is a large public school located in the town of Carrollton.

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Appalachian State University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular student counseling programs. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Boone.

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#12

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, GA

Valdosta State University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Valdosta, VSU is a public school with a large student population.

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#12

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

With a ranking of #12, Arkansas Tech University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students. ATU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Russellville.

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North Carolina State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for student counseling students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#15

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for student counseling students. It came in at #15 on the list. UofL is a very large public school located in the city of Louisville.

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#16

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for student counseling students. It came in at #16 on the list. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.

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#17

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA

Georgia State University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular student counseling programs. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for student counseling students. It came in at #18 on the list. UofSC is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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#19

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in the Southeast Region list. UGA is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Student Counseling students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Most Popular Student Counseling Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
20 University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NC
21 Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL
22 University of Mississippi University, MS
23 Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA
23 Florida International University Miami, FL
23 Marshall University Huntington, WV

Best Student Counseling Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 358
Virginia 701
North Carolina 557
Florida 385
Tennessee 239
Kentucky 352
South Carolina 224
Louisiana 151
Arkansas 305
Alabama 329
Mississippi 179
West Virginia 83

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 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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