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

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

Student Counseling is the #24 most popular major in Georgia with 358 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.

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 Georgia ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Georgia 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.

#1

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

Our 2023 rankings named University of West Georgia the most popular school in Georgia for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 48 students majoring in student counseling at University of West Georgia, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Georgia State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular student counseling schools in Georgia. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

About 87% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#3

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 30 students majoring in student counseling at GaSou, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#3

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#5

Mercer University

Macon, GA

Out of the 11 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercer University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 5% are male.

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Columbus State 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. CSU is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbus.

About 92% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 8% are male.

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Valdosta State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. VSU is a large public school located in the city of Valdosta.

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#8

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Augusta University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Augusta University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Augusta.

About 83% of the students majoring in student counseling at the school are women while 17% are male.

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Clark Atlanta 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 #9 on the list. CAU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

Women make up 90% of the student counseling majors at the school.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Clark Atlanta University

#10

Albany State University

Albany, GA

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

Of the 6 students majoring in student counseling at Albany State, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Full Student Counseling at Albany State University Report

Best Student Counseling Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 701
Florida 385
North Carolina 557
Tennessee 239
Kentucky 352
Louisiana 150
Alabama 329
South Carolina 224
Mississippi 179
Arkansas 305
West Virginia 83

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 11 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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