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2023 Best Student Counseling Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Student Counseling Doctor's Degree School for You

Student Counseling is the #22 most popular major in the country with 13,840 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Student Counseling Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 66 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the student counseling doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Student Counseling Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Our analysis found University of Georgia to be the best school for student counseling students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 66 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle Pacific University landed the # 2 spot on the list. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

Out of the 66 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of West Georgia landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public school with a large student population.

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#5

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.

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#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree student counseling programs. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

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#7

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree student counseling programs. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

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George Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for student counseling students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

William & Mary ranked #9 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

With a ranking of #10, Texas Christian University did quite well on this year’s best schools for student counseling students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Student Counseling Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA
12 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA
13 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR

Student Counseling by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

Majors Similar to Student Counseling

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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