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2025 Best Student Counseling Schools in New York

11 Colleges in New York
857 Student Counseling Degrees Awarded
$51,797 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in student counseling is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #72 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 11 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Student Counseling Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 857 degrees in student counseling annually.

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Choosing a Great Student Counseling School

Best Student Counseling Schools in New York The student counseling program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Student Counseling rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for student counseling schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Student Counseling Rankings by Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Student Counseling
Doctor's Degrees in Student Counseling

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Student Counseling Schools in New York ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Student Counseling in New York

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the student counseling degree levels they offer.

10 Top New York Schools in Student Counseling

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New York University
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
135 Student Counseling Degrees Awarded
$57,236 Median Starting Salary

New York University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in student counseling. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were about 135 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year. Student Counseling degree recipients from New York University get an earnings boost of about $5,439 over the typical earnings of student counseling majors.

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Alfred University
Alfred, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$66,377 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in student counseling needs to take a look at Alfred University. Alfred is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Alfred. This university ranks 56th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 19 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at Alfred in the most recent year we have data available. Student Counseling degree recipients from Alfred University get an earnings boost of approximately $14,580 above the typical earnings of student counseling graduates.

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Hunter College
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
37 Student Counseling Degrees Awarded
$59,968 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in student counseling needs to look into Hunter College. Hunter is a fairly large public college located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #296 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Hunter is a great college overall.

There were about 37 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent data year. Those student counseling students who get their degree from Hunter College receive $8,171 more than the standard student counseling student.

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LIU Post
Brookville, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
67 Student Counseling Degrees Awarded
20.9% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in student counseling has to take a look at LIU Post. Located in the large suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #216 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means LIU Post is a great school overall.

There were roughly 67 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at LIU Post in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, student counseling degree recipients usually make an average of $52,164 in their early careers.

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Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
50 Student Counseling Degrees Awarded
42.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 62nd out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 50 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at Brooklyn College in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, student counseling degree recipients usually make around $45,604 in their early careers.

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Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
18th Most Popular In NY
13.3% Growth in Graduates

Hofstra is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Hempstead. A Best Colleges rank of #285 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Hofstra is a great university overall.

There were about 15 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at Hofstra in the most recent data year.

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Manhattan College
Riverdale, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
14th Most Popular In NY

Manhattan is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Riverdale. This college ranks 57th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 18 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at Manhattan in the most recent data year.

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St. Bonaventure University
Saint Bonaventure, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
75 Student Counseling Degrees Awarded
37.3% Growth in Graduates

St. Bonaventure is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Saint Bonaventure. This university ranks 89th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 75 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at St. Bonaventure in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the student counseling program make an average of $49,838 in their early career salary.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$58,574 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #298 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means STJ is a great university overall.

There were roughly 18 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at STJ in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the student counseling major at St John's University - New York make $6,777 more than the average college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

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SUNY New Paltz
New Paltz, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
22nd Most Popular In NY

SUNY New Paltz is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of New Paltz. This school ranks 73rd out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 5 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at SUNY New Paltz in the most recent data year.

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Best Student Counseling Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Student Counseling Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 472
Maryland 279 148
New Jersey 273 431
District of Columbia 188 41
Delaware 175 73

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Student Counseling is one of 14 different types of Education programs to choose from.

Student Counseling Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services 789
Other Student Counseling & Personnel Services 64
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services 4

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Majors Similar to Student Counseling

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 5,922
Teacher Education Subject Specific 5,653
Special Education 4,242
Educational Administration 3,810
Teaching Assistants 1,194
Teaching English or French 1,013
General Education 766
Instructional Media Design 419
Multilingual Education 367
Curriculum & Instruction 348

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