2024 Best Student Counseling Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia

a doctor's degree in student counseling is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #57 out of 306 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 2 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the best for student counseling students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 26 doctor's degrees in student counseling to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor'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 - The number of student counseling students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• 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 doctor'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 complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for student counseling students working on their doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Student Counseling in Georgia

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in student counseling.

Top Georgia Schools for a Doctorate in Student Counseling

1

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

12 Annual Graduates

$64,903 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat University of Georgia if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in student counseling. UGA is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Athens.

Soon after graduating, student counseling doctorate recipients typically earn about $64,903 in their early careers.

More information about a doctorate in student counseling from University of Georgia

2

University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA

6 Annual Graduates

University of West Georgia is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in student counseling. University of West Georgia is a large public university located in the fringe town of Carrollton.More information about a doctorate in student counseling from University of West Georgia

2

Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA

8 Annual Graduates

Georgia State University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in student counseling. Georgia State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Atlanta.More information about a doctorate in student counseling from Georgia 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.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	138	15
Virginia	127	26
North Carolina	115	20
Mississippi	113	9
Louisiana	103	3
Tennessee	102	9
Alabama	98	6
South Carolina	91	2
Kentucky	87	10
Arkansas	58	8

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Rankings in Majors Related to Student Counseling

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

Student Counseling Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	14
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services	12

Majors Similar to Student Counseling

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Educational Administration	104
Curriculum & Instruction	60
Other Education	38
Teacher Education Subject Specific	37
Teacher Education Grade Specific	34
Educational Assessment	13
General Education	8
Instructional Media Design	6
Special Education	6
Teaching English or French	6

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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