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Career Information for Educational Counselors in Virginia

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Fast Facts for Educational Counselors in Virginia

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Danville, Harrisonburg, and Blacksburg
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Roanoke, Richmond, and Charlottesville
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Virginia Beach, Richmond, and Roanoke

Salaries for Educational Counselors in Virginia

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Danville, Harrisonburg, and Roanoke. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Educational Counselors in Virginia are listed below.

Selected Educational Counseling Schools in Virginia

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Argosy University
Arlington

Offers degree programs in business, education, health sciences, and psychology and behavioral sciences. 19 campuses in 11 states and online programs.

  • Programs: Education Specialist (EdS) In School Counseling, Master Of Arts (MA) In School Counseling
  • Degrees/Course Work: Doctorate, Master

Selected Online Schools for Educational Counselors in Virginia

Walden University
Online

Offers online graduate degrees in a wide variety of fields. Offered online

  • Programs: Counselor Education And Supervision
  • Degrees/Course Work: Doctorate

More Virginia Educational Counseling Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
College of William and MaryWilliamsburgDoctorate & First Professional7,795
George Mason UniversityFairfaxDoctorate & First Professional30,276
Hampton UniversityHamptonDoctorate & First Professional5,658
James Madison UniversityHarrisonburgDoctorate17,918
Lynchburg CollegeLynchburgMasters2,490
Marymount UniversityArlingtonDoctorate3,609
Old Dominion UniversityNorfolkDoctorate22,287
Radford UniversityRadfordDoctorate9,122
University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesvilleDoctorate & First Professional24,257
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondDoctorate & First Professional31,700
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburgDoctorate29,898
Virginia State UniversityPetersburgDoctorate4,720

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Educational Counselors

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Virginia. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Educational Counselors

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Educational Counselors relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

VIRGINIA

   
Danville100$62,5801.9
Harrisonburg160$57,6701.9
Blacksburg140$47,0901.4
Winchester110$48,4001.3
Virginia Beach1,470$52,8001.1
Lynchburg180$42,8601.1
Charlottesville160$54,2901
Richmond930$54,1700.9
Roanoke180$54,4800.7
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