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2025 Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Schools in Arkansas

6 Colleges in Arkansas
296 Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Degrees Awarded
Ranked #68 in popularity, counselor education/school counseling & guidance services is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Schools in Arkansas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 296 degrees in counselor education/school counseling & guidance services annually.

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Choosing a Great Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services School

Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Schools in Arkansas The counselor education/school counseling and guidance services program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for counselor education/school counseling & guidance services schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Rankings by Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
Doctor's Degrees in Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Schools in Arkansas list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services in Arkansas

The schools below may not offer all types of counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Arkansas Schools in Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AR
132 Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Arkansas State University - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in counselor education/school counseling & guidance services. A-State is a large public university located in the small city of Jonesboro. A Best Colleges rank of #753 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means A-State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 132 counselor education/school counseling & guidance services students who graduated with this degree at A-State in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In AR
37 Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Degrees Awarded

University of Arkansas is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in counselor education/school counseling & guidance services. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #239 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UARK is a great university overall.

There were roughly 37 counselor education/school counseling & guidance services students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent data year.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In AR
56 Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Degrees Awarded

Harding University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in counselor education/school counseling & guidance services. Located in the distant town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #640 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Harding is a great university overall.

There were approximately 56 counselor education/school counseling & guidance services students who graduated with this degree at Harding in the most recent data year.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In AR

Every student who is interested in counselor education/school counseling & guidance services has to check out Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Magnolia. This university ranks 15th out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.

There were about 21 counselor education/school counseling & guidance services students who graduated with this degree at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In AR

UCA is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Conway. This university ranks 11th out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.

There were roughly 22 counselor education/school counseling & guidance services students who graduated with this degree at UCA in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in counselor education/school counseling & guidance services from University of Central Arkansas

6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In AR

UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock. This university ranks 13th out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.

There were roughly 14 counselor education/school counseling & guidance services students who graduated with this degree at UA Little Rock in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 269
North Carolina 710 317
Georgia 690 229
Virginia 630 657
Tennessee 624 196
South Carolina 530 124
Kentucky 518 331
Mississippi 501 178
Alabama 500 268
Louisiana 489 140
West Virginia 410 72

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Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services is one of 2 different types of Student Counseling programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services

Related Major Annual Graduates
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services 110
Other Student Counseling & Personnel Services 37

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