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2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 93% of the student counseling majors at the school.

Full Student Counseling at Capella University Report

#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Out of the 18 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

Of the 40 students majoring in student counseling at K -State, 18% are male and 83% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

Women make up 92% of the student counseling majors at the school.

Full Student Counseling at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

Out of the 18 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Missouri State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Southeast Missouri State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cape Girardeau.

Of the 13 students majoring in student counseling at Southeast Missouri State University, 8% are male and 92% are female.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Southeast Missouri State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. MSU Moorhead is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Moorhead.

Women make up 80% of the student counseling majors at the school.

Full Student Counseling at Minnesota State University - Moorhead Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Wichita State University is a great place for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public school with a large student population.

Full Student Counseling at Wichita State University Report

With a ranking of #7, University of Nebraska at Kearney did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Student Counseling at University of Nebraska at Kearney

Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.

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#9

Adler Graduate School

Richfield, MN

Adler Graduate School came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Adler Graduate School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Richfield.

Full Student Counseling at Adler Graduate School Report

#10

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate student counseling programs. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

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Best Student Counseling Colleges by State

Explore the best student counseling schools 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 18 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).
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