2025 Best Student Counseling Schools in the Southeast Region
81Colleges in the Southeast Region
4,449Student 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.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 81 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for student counseling students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 4,449 degrees in student counseling to qualified students.
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. 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.
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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 the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Student Counseling in the Southeast Region
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. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
16 Top Southeast Region Schools in Student Counseling
University of Florida is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in student counseling. UF is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were about 27 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the student counseling program make an average of $48,924 in their early career salary.
University of Georgia is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in student counseling. UGA is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 71 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available. Student Counseling degree recipients from University of Georgia receive an earnings boost of approximately $4,805 above the average income of student counseling graduates.
Every student pursuing a degree in student counseling needs to take a look at North Carolina State University. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #122 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NC State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 56 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the student counseling program make an average of $50,118 for their early career.
University of South Carolina - Columbia is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in student counseling. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #99 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.
There were about 74 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, student counseling degree recipients typically earn an average of $42,686 in their early careers.
Florida State is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Tallahassee. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 93 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent data year. Student Counseling degree recipients from Florida State University earn a boost of about $5,136 above the typical income of student counseling majors.
Located in the medium-sized suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #149 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Clemson is a great university overall.
There were approximately 127 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent data year. After graduating, student counseling degree recipients generally make about $48,485 in the first five years of their career.
UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public university located in the city of Charlotte. This university ranks 10th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were about 98 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the student counseling program earn around $47,641 in their early career salary.
Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Lynchburg. This university ranks 11th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were approximately 466 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the student counseling program earn about $49,663 for their early career.
Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #92 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means GMU is a great university overall.
There were about 41 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the student counseling degree program at George Mason University earn $5,884 more than the typical college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #169 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Auburn is a great university overall.
There were roughly 31 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the student counseling program make about $46,449 in their early career salary.
Appalachian State is a very large public university located in the town of Boone. This university ranks 11th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were roughly 67 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at Appalachian State in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, student counseling degree recipients generally make around $46,868 in the first five years of their career.
Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.
There were about 14 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the student counseling program state that they receive average early career income of $48,566.
Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were roughly 168 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at A-State in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, student counseling degree recipients typically earn about $45,639 in the first five years of their career.
Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #217 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCF is a great university overall.
There were about 80 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, student counseling degree recipients typically earn about $45,569 at the beginning of their careers.
UARK is a very large public university located in the city of Fayetteville. This university ranks 1st out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were approximately 37 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the student counseling program state that they receive average early career wages of $45,925.
Located in the distant town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 26th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were about 73 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at University of West Georgia in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the student counseling program earn about $45,505 for their early career.
Rest of the Top Best Student Counseling Schools in the Southeast Region
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Student Counseling Schools in the Southeast Region award.
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).
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. 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.
