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2024 Best Student Counseling Schools in South Carolina

4 Colleges in South Carolina
224 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. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 224 degrees in student counseling during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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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
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Clemson University
Clemson, SC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
101 Student Counseling Degrees Awarded
18.8% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in student counseling has to check out Clemson University. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #107 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Clemson is a great university overall.

There were roughly 101 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent data year. After graduating, student counseling degree recipients usually make about $40,676 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a degree in student counseling from Clemson University

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
56 Student Counseling Degrees Awarded
$39,974 Median Starting Salary

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

There were about 56 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, student counseling degree recipients usually 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

Citadel Military College of South Carolina is a wonderful option for students pursuing 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 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were about 21 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at The Citadel in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, student counseling degree recipients typically earn about $40,831 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a degree in student counseling from Citadel Military College of South Carolina

4
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Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC

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

There were roughly 29 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at Winthrop in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the student counseling program earn about $39,190 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a degree in student counseling from Winthrop University

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

There were approximately 17 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at South Carolina State University in the most recent data year. After graduating, student counseling degree recipients usually earn an average of $42,160 in the first five years of their career.

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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
Georgia 287 252
Florida 282 315
North Carolina 279 501
Virginia 274 683
Tennessee 269 222
Kentucky 244 346
Louisiana 242 151
Mississippi 234 179
Arkansas 234 279
Alabama 233 268
West Virginia 207 83

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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

Major Annual Graduates
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services 203
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services 21

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Majors Similar to Student Counseling

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 1,615
Teacher Education Subject Specific 596
Educational Administration 402
General Education 352
Special Education 266
Instructional Media Design 214
Curriculum & Instruction 196
Other Education 84
Teaching English or French 23
Educational Assessment 7

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