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2025 Best Student Counseling Doctor's Degree Schools

4 Colleges in the United States
401 Doctor's Degrees
$74,865 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in student counseling, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #57 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Student Counseling Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 401 doctor's degrees in student counseling during the <nil> academic year.

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Choosing a Great Student Counseling School for Your Doctor's Degree

Best Student Counseling Doctor's Degree Schools Your choice of student counseling for getting your doctor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for student counseling students working on their doctor's degree.

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The student counseling school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Student Counseling Doctor's Degree Schools.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Student Counseling in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in student counseling.

Top Schools for a Doctorate in Student Counseling

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10 Annual Graduates

Oregon State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in student counseling. Oregon State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Corvallis.More information about a doctorate in student counseling from Oregon State University

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It is difficult to beat University of Missouri - Columbia if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in student counseling. Mizzou is a fairly large public university located in the city of Columbia.

After graduating, student counseling doctorate recipients typically earn an average of $75,094 in their early careers.

More information about a doctorate in student counseling from University of Missouri - Columbia

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10 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in student counseling has to check out Northern Illinois University. NIU is a large public university located in the small suburb of Dekalb.More information about a doctorate in student counseling from Northern Illinois University

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Regent University
Virginia Beach, VA
14 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in student counseling has to look into Regent University. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Virginia Beach.More information about a doctorate in student counseling from Regent University

Student Counseling by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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

Student Counseling Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services 366
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services 34
Other Student Counseling & Personnel Services 1

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 8,361
General Education 2,501
Curriculum & Instruction 1,788
Teacher Education Subject Specific 494
Other Education 471
Teacher Education Grade Specific 374
Educational Assessment 290
Instructional Media Design 233
Special Education 216
Education Philosophy 106

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