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2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Schools

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Finding the Best Student Counseling 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 Most Popular Student Counseling Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 485 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Student Counseling program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Student Counseling Colleges.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in the United States for student counseling students. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Out of the 485 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Schools list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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#4

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Schools list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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Out of the 485 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#6

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

University of the Cumberlands ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Schools list. Cumberlands is a large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamsburg.

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#7

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

Angelo State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Schools ranking. Angelo State is a large public school located in the city of San Angelo.

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#8

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

With a ranking of #8, Kansas State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

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#9

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

University of La Verne ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Schools list. ULV is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Verne.

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California State University - Sacramento came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#11

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

University of West Alabama did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for student counseling students. It came in at #11 on the list. University of West Alabama is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Livingston.

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#12

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ

Northern Arizona University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Schools ranking. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population.

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#13

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Schools ranking. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Concordia University, Irvine came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Schools ranking. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

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California State University - Los Angeles landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular student counseling programs. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#16

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Schools list. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

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California State University - Northridge ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Schools list. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #18, Southeastern Oklahoma State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students. Located in the town of Durant, Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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California State University - Fresno came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#20

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for student counseling students. It came in at #20 on the list. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

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#21

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

With a ranking of #21, Wake Forest University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students. Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.

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#22

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Schools ranking. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

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#24

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

With a ranking of #24, Regent University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

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#25

University of St. Thomas

Houston, TX

With a ranking of #25, University of St. Thomas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students. UST is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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#27

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ
#28

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, IA
#30

Kean University

Union, NJ
#32

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA
#33

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE
#36

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA
#37

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA
#38

DePaul University

Chicago, IL
#42

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, GA
#42

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR
#44

Hunter College

New York, NY
#45

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA
#48

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY
#49

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL
#50

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA

Additional Award Winners

This section shows the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular Student Counseling Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 485 different United States student counseling schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
50 University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE
52 Saint Mary’s College of California Moraga, CA
53 International Institute for Restorative Practices Bethlehem, PA
53 University of South Carolina - Columbia Columbia, SC
53 Indiana Wesleyan University Marion, IN
56 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA
56 University of Missouri - St Louis Saint Louis, MO
56 University of Georgia Athens, GA
59 Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH
59 University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NC
61 University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE
61 Mercy College Dobbs Ferry, NY
61 LIU Post Brookville, NY
64 Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA
64 Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL
66 Butler University Indianapolis, IN
66 University of Missouri - Kansas City Kansas City, MO
66 Seattle University Seattle, WA
66 Portland State University Portland, OR
70 New Jersey City University Jersey City, NJ
70 Texas A&M University - Commerce Commerce, TX
70 New Mexico Highlands University Las Vegas, NM

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Student Counseling students that almost earned our Most Popular Student Counseling Schools award.

Rank College Location
73 University of Houston - Victoria Victoria, TX
73 University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK
73 Creighton University Omaha, NE
73 California State University - East Bay Hayward, CA
73 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
73 Fort Hays State University Hays, KS
73 The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ
80 California State University - San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA
80 St. Bonaventure University Saint Bonaventure, NY
80 University of Mississippi University, MS
80 Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH
84 California State University - Fullerton Fullerton, CA
84 Florida International University Miami, FL
84 California State University - Long Beach Long Beach, CA
84 Wichita State University Wichita, KS
84 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX
84 Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL
84 Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA
84 Marshall University Huntington, WV
92 Missouri Baptist University Saint Louis, MO
92 University of Memphis Memphis, TN
94 Concordia University, Chicago River Forest, IL
94 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
96 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI
96 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA
96 Concordia University, Wisconsin Mequon, WI

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.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Umary.marketing.

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