2025 Best Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut

Student Counseling is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #20 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Connecticut to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of student counseling. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 131 master's degrees in student counseling during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Student Counseling School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of student counseling for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

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.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to student counseling students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of student counseling students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• 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.
• Student Debt - How much debt student counseling students go into to obtain their master'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 full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for student counseling students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Student Counseling Schools

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 Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Student Counseling in Connecticut

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in student counseling.

Top Connecticut Schools for a Master's in Student Counseling

1

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

11 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in student counseling needs to take a look at University of Connecticut. Located in the fringe town of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in student counseling from University of Connecticut

2

Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, CT

48 Annual Graduates

Central Connecticut State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in student counseling. Located in the large suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in student counseling from Central Connecticut State University

3

Western Connecticut State University
Danbury, CT

36 Annual Graduates

$50,635 Median Starting Salary

Western Connecticut State University is a great option for students pursuing a master's degree in student counseling. Located in the city of Danbury, WestConn is a public university with a small student population.

After graduating, student counseling master's recipients typically earn an average of $50,635 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a master’s in student counseling from Western Connecticut State University

Best Student Counseling Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Student Counseling Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	222	186
Rhode Island	127	22
New Hampshire	108	28
Vermont	91	23
Maine	90	28

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Student Counseling Related Rankings by Major

Student Counseling is one of 14 different types of Education programs to choose from.

Student Counseling Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	131

Majors Similar to Student Counseling

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific	337
General Education	294
Special Education	284
Curriculum & Instruction	177
Teacher Education Subject Specific	97
Instructional Media Design	79
Educational Administration	50
Teaching English or French	20
Multilingual Education	9
Educational Assessment	8

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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