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2023 Best Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in California

29 Colleges
$44,092 Avg Salary

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 #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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 29 schools in California to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Master’s Degree Schools in California

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

Top 10 Best Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Fresno Pacific University the best school in California for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Out of the 29 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandman University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Saint Mary’s College of California is a great place for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. SMC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Moraga.

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Out of the 29 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Irvine landed the # 4 spot on the list. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

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#5

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Out of the 29 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola Marymount University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

California Lutheran University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree student counseling programs. Located in the city of Thousand Oaks, CLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, California State University - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s best schools for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. 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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#8

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

University of Redlands landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree student counseling programs. University of Redlands is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Redlands.

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With a ranking of #9, California State University - Long Beach did quite well on this year’s best schools for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. CSULB is a very large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

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#10

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

With a ranking of #10, University of La Verne did quite well on this year’s best schools 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.

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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 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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