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2023 Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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Finding the Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate School for You

With 2,023 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, student counseling is the #13 most popular major in California.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in California to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for student counseling majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top California Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Student Counseling

#1

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Redlands the best school in California for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. University of Redlands is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Redlands.

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#2

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Loyola Marymount University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Los Angeles landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Alliant International University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in California. Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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California State University - Dominguez Hills came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. CSUDH is a large public school located in the city of Carson.

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Best Student Counseling Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best 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.

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 6 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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