2024 Best Student Counseling Bachelor's Degree Schools

Student Counselingbachelor's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #347 out of the 363 majors we look at each year. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Student Counseling Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2 bachelor's degrees in student counseling during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on student counseling students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other student counseling students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt student counseling students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized student counseling related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Student Counseling in the United States

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

Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Student Counseling

1

Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, IN

Indiana University - Bloomington is a good choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in student counseling. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in student counseling from Indiana University - Bloomington

1

Assumption University
Worcester, MA

1 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in student counseling has to look into Assumption University. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Assumption is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in student counseling from Assumption University

2

University of Holy Cross
New Orleans, LA

1 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in student counseling has to check out University of Holy Cross. UHC is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New Orleans.More information about a bachelor’s in student counseling from University of Holy Cross

Student Counseling by Region

View the Best Student Counseling Bachelor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

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

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Rankings in Majors Related to Student Counseling

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	2

Most Popular Majors Related to Student Counseling

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific	53,664
Teacher Education Subject Specific	20,958
Special Education	9,368
General Education	5,611
Other Education	1,728
Educational Assessment	1,336
Educational Administration	626
Teaching English or French	422
Education Philosophy	276
Multilingual Education	123

Notes and References

• 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).
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