2025 Best Student Counseling Schools in New Jersey
7Colleges in New Jersey
486Student Counseling Degrees Awarded
$51,797Avg Early-Career Salary
Student Counseling is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #72 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Student Counseling Schools in New Jersey ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 486 degrees in student counseling annually.
Your choice of student counseling school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Student Counseling School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Student Counseling Schools in New Jersey list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the student counseling degrees they offer, see the list below.
Montclair State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in student counseling. Montclair State is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Montclair. A Best Colleges rank of #290 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Montclair State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 143 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at Montclair State in the most recent year we have data available. Those student counseling students who get their degree from Montclair State University earn $2,716 more than the average student counseling grad.
The College of New Jersey is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in student counseling. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #200 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means TCNJ is a great college overall.
There were roughly 46 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at TCNJ in the most recent data year. Student Counseling degree recipients from The College of New Jersey receive an earnings boost of about $6,202 over the typical income of student counseling majors.
It's hard to beat Seton Hall University if you wish to pursue a degree in student counseling. Seton Hall is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of South Orange. A Best Colleges rank of #283 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Seton Hall is a great university overall.
There were roughly 47 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at Seton Hall in the most recent year we have data available. Student Counseling degree recipients from Seton Hall University get an earnings boost of about $7,047 over the typical earnings of student counseling graduates.
It's difficult to beat Rider University if you wish to pursue a degree in student counseling. Rider is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Lawrenceville. This university ranks 11th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were approximately 22 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at Rider in the most recent data year. Those student counseling students who get their degree from Rider University receive $5,739 more than the average student counseling grad.
Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 21st out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were approximately 93 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at Kean in the most recent data year. Student Counseling degree recipients from Kean University get an earnings boost of around $4,014 over the average income of student counseling graduates.
Monmouth is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of West Long Branch. This university ranks 15th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were approximately 34 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at Monmouth in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the student counseling major at Monmouth University make $5,525 more than the typical graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
William Paterson University is a medium-sized public university located in the large suburb of Wayne. This university ranks 12th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were about 16 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at William Paterson University in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the student counseling program at William Paterson University of New Jersey get $9,131 above the standard college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
Your choice of student counseling school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Student Counseling School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
