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2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in California

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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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in California to see which master's degree 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 Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in California for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 173 students majoring in student counseling at USC, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#2

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of La Verne helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular student counseling schools in California. ULV is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Verne.

About 82% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 18% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at California State University - Sacramento helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular student counseling schools in California. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#4

National University

La Jolla, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 132 students majoring in student counseling at National University, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Irvine is a great place for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

Women make up 81% of the student counseling majors at the school.

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#6

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for student counseling students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

About 85% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 15% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, California State University - Northridge did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 19% are male.

Full Student Counseling at California State University - Northridge Report

With a ranking of #8, California State University - Fresno did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 84% of the student counseling majors at the school.

Read full report on Student Counseling at California State University - Fresno

California State University - Los Angeles came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 28% are male.

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#10

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

With a ranking of #10, San Jose State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

About 69% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 31% are male.

Full Student Counseling at San Jose State University Report

Best Student Counseling Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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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.

  • 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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