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2024 Best Student Counseling Schools in Arizona

4 Colleges in Arizona
211 Student Counseling Degrees Awarded
$46,502 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 Arizona 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 211 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 Arizona 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

The student counseling 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 Student Counseling Schools in Arizona. 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 Arizona

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 Arizona Schools in Student Counseling

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
135 Student Counseling Degrees Awarded
12.6% Growth in Graduates

Northern Arizona University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in student counseling. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were roughly 135 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the student counseling program earn an average of $43,781 for their early career.

More information about a degree in student counseling from Northern Arizona University

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
32 Student Counseling Degrees Awarded
$44,778 Median Starting Salary

Arizona State University - Tempe is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in student counseling. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tempe. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.

There were about 32 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the student counseling program report average early career earnings of $44,778.

More information about a degree in student counseling from Arizona State University - Tempe

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Every student who is interested in student counseling needs to check out Grand Canyon University. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #272 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Grand Canyon University is a great university overall.More information about a degree in student counseling from Grand Canyon University

4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$48,586 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in student counseling needs to check out Ottawa University - Phoenix. Located in the city of Phoenix, Ottawa University - Phoenix is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 26th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were approximately 18 student counseling students who graduated with this degree at Ottawa University - Phoenix in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the student counseling major at Ottawa University - Phoenix make $2,084 more than the average graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

More information about a degree in student counseling from Ottawa University - Phoenix


 

Best Student Counseling Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 317 806
Oklahoma 257 211
New Mexico 219 174

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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 211

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Majors Similar to Student Counseling

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 6,500
Special Education 3,956
Educational Administration 2,028
Teacher Education Subject Specific 1,586
General Education 869
Curriculum & Instruction 561
Teaching English or French 326
Instructional Media Design 272
Other Education 195
Educational Assessment 79

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