2024 Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #15 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 58 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for counselor education/school counseling & guidance services students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 1,719 master's degrees in counselor education/school counseling & guidance services to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of counselor education/school counseling & guidance services for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality counselor education/school counseling and guidance services program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on counselor education/school counseling & guidance services students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other counselor education/school counseling & guidance services students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized counselor education/school counseling & guidance services related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for counselor education/school counseling & guidance services students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The counselor education/school counseling and guidance services 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 Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in counselor education/school counseling & guidance services.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Master's in Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services

1

Teachers College at Columbia University
New York, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in counselor education/school counseling & guidance services has to look into Teachers College at Columbia University. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in counselor education/school counseling & guidance services from Teachers College at Columbia University

2

New York University
New York, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

181 Annual Graduates

New York University is a good option for students pursuing a master's degree in counselor education/school counseling & guidance services. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in counselor education/school counseling & guidance services from New York University

3

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in counselor education/school counseling & guidance services has to take a look at University of Maryland - College Park. UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of College Park.More information about a master’s in counselor education/school counseling & guidance services from University of Maryland - College Park

4

George Washington University
Washington, DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in counselor education/school counseling & guidance services needs to take a look at George Washington University. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.More information about a master’s in counselor education/school counseling & guidance services from George Washington University

5

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore.More information about a master’s in counselor education/school counseling & guidance services from Johns Hopkins University

6

Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

81 Annual Graduates

Montclair State is a very large public university located in the suburb of Montclair.More information about a master’s in counselor education/school counseling & guidance services from Montclair State University

7

Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Syracuse.More information about a master’s in counselor education/school counseling & guidance services from Syracuse University

8

West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

38 Annual Graduates

WCUPA is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of West Chester.More information about a master’s in counselor education/school counseling & guidance services from West Chester University of Pennsylvania

9

Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

41 Annual Graduates

Loyola Maryland is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore.More information about a master’s in counselor education/school counseling & guidance services from Loyola University Maryland

10

Villanova University
Villanova, PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

41 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in counselor education/school counseling & guidance services from Villanova University

Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Colleges by State

Explore the best counselor education/school counseling & guidance services colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	695	726
Pennsylvania	607	388
Maryland	363	101
New Jersey	346	398
District of Columbia	334	33
Delaware	151	73

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Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Related Rankings by Major

Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services is one of 2 different types of Student Counseling programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services	98
Other Student Counseling & Personnel Services	57

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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