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2024 Best Student Counseling Schools in South Carolina

4 Colleges in South Carolina
260 Student Counseling Degrees Awarded
$40,584 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in student counseling is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #72 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the best for student counseling students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 260 degrees in student counseling to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Student Counseling School

Best Student Counseling Schools in South Carolina Your choice of student counseling school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for student counseling 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.

Pick Your Student Counseling Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Student Counseling
Doctor's Degrees in Student Counseling

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 Student Counseling Schools in South Carolina list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Student Counseling in South Carolina

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the student counseling degree levels they offer.

Top South Carolina Schools in Student Counseling

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
127 Student Counseling Degrees Awarded
20.5% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in student counseling has to take a look at Clemson University. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #107 out of 2,217 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 year we have data available. Soon after graduation, student counseling degree recipients generally earn about $40,676 in their early careers.

More information about a degree in student counseling from Clemson University

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
74 Student Counseling Degrees Awarded
24.3% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of South Carolina - Columbia if you want to pursue a degree in student counseling. UofSC is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #152 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 74 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, student counseling degree recipients typically earn an average of $39,974 in their early careers.

More information about a degree in student counseling from University of South Carolina - Columbia

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$40,831 Median Starting Salary
$49,592 Median Student Debt

Citadel Military College of South Carolina is a good option for students interested in a degree in student counseling. Located in the city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 6th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were approximately 20 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at The Citadel in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, student counseling degree recipients typically earn about $40,831 in their early careers.

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Winthrop crest
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
33 Student Counseling Degrees Awarded
12.1% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in student counseling needs to check out Winthrop University. Located in the city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 13th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were roughly 33 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at Winthrop in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the student counseling program earn about $39,190 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a degree in student counseling from Winthrop University

5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$42,160 Median Starting Salary
$59,950 Median Student Debt

South Carolina State University is a small public university located in the town of Orangeburg. This university ranks 43rd out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were approximately 6 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at South Carolina State University in the most recent data year. After graduation, student counseling degree recipients usually earn about $42,160 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a degree in student counseling from South Carolina State University

Best Student Counseling Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Student Counseling Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Georgia287252
Florida282315
North Carolina279501
Virginia274683
Tennessee269222
Kentucky244346
Louisiana242151
Mississippi234179
Arkansas234279
Alabama233268
West Virginia20783

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One of 14 majors within the Education area of study, Student Counseling has other similar majors worth exploring.

Student Counseling Focus Areas

MajorAnnual Graduates
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services220
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services40

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Majors Similar to Student Counseling

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific1,589
Teacher Education Subject Specific517
Educational Administration400
General Education394
Curriculum & Instruction249
Special Education213
Instructional Media Design171
Other Education153
Educational Assessment28
Teaching English or French24

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