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 8 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the best for student counseling students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 392 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 picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Student Counseling Schools in Georgia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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.
University of Georgia is a good choice for students interested in a degree in student counseling. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 schools 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 data year. Student Counseling degree recipients from University of Georgia get an earnings boost of about $4,805 above the typical income of student counseling majors.
It's difficult to beat University of West Georgia if you wish to pursue a degree in student counseling. University of West Georgia is a fairly large public university located in the town of Carrollton. A Best Colleges rank of #975 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of West Georgia is a great university overall.
There were roughly 73 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at University of West Georgia in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the student counseling program earn about $45,505 for their early career.
Georgia State University is a good option for students interested in a degree in student counseling. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #483 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Georgia State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 58 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at Georgia State in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the student counseling program make about $45,819 in their early career salary.
Valdosta State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in student counseling. VSU is a large public university located in the city of Valdosta. This university ranks 38th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were about 78 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at VSU in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the student counseling major at Valdosta State University get $15,711 more than the standard graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #451 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means GaSou is a great university overall.
There were about 22 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at GaSou in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the student counseling program earn an average of $43,866 in the first couple years of working.
Located in the small city of Albany, Albany State is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 39th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were about 25 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at Albany State in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the midsize city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 27th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were about 12 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at Augusta University in the most recent year we have data available.
CSU is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Columbus. This university ranks 49th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were approximately 12 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at CSU in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the student counseling program earn about $38,764 in their early career salary.
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.
