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2023 Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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$48,434 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate School for You

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

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.

The Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found University of Missouri - Columbia to be the best school for student counseling students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

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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 Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

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#3

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of North Dakota helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in the Plains States Region . UND is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the # 4 spot on the list. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Moorhead.

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#5

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hamline University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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South Dakota State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

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University of Nebraska at Kearney landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate student counseling programs. Located in the town of Kearney, UNK is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for student counseling students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

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Wichita State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, MO

With a ranking of #10, Southeast Missouri State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Cape Girardeau.

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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
Iowa 191
Kansas 275
Nebraska 234
North Dakota 53
South Dakota 26

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

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 14 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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