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2023 Best Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in Virginia

12 Colleges
$44,092 Avg Salary

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

With 701 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, student counseling is the #13 most popular major in Virginia.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia

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 University of Virginia - Main Campus the best school in Virginia for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

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#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means George Mason University is a great place for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in Virginia. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

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#4

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means William & Mary is a great place for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. William & Mary is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Williamsburg.

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#5

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means James Madison University is a great place for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree student counseling programs. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond.

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#7

Virginia State University

Petersburg, VA

Virginia State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Virginia State is a small public school located in the suburb of Petersburg.

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#8

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for student counseling students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Old Dominion is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

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#9

Radford University

Radford, VA

Radford University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the suburb of Radford, Radford is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

University of Lynchburg landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree student counseling programs. Lynchburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

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Best Student Counseling Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Student Counseling Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 385
Georgia 358
North Carolina 557
Tennessee 239
Kentucky 352
Louisiana 150
Alabama 329
South Carolina 224
Mississippi 179
Arkansas 305
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
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 12 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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