2022 Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s
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College Student Counseling & Personnel Services is the 413th most popular major in the country with 1,195 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,013 college student counseling and personnel services graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s” ranking looked at 49 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in college student counseling and personnel services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality college student counseling and personnel services programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the college student counseling and personnel services program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree college student counseling students.
Top 26 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for College Student Counseling & Personnel Services
Out of the 49 schools in the Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s college student counseling students in 2019-2020.
Seattle U also made our “Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Seattle University are $14,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 49 schools in the Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and it awarded 19 masters’s college student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
St. Cloud State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Cloud State University are $12,904, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full St. Cloud State University College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana Wesleyan University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Marion, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s college student counseling students in 2019-2020.
IWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at IWU are $13,512.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s. This small school is located in Wayne, Nebraska, and it awarded 12 masters’s college student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at WSC, the school also landed the #25 spot in our “Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WSC are $9,597.
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Out of the 49 schools in the Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the #5 spot on the list. UCA is a fairly large school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 17 masters’s college student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCA are $11,648.
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South Dakota State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s ranking. South Dakota State is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 13 masters’s college student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
South Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State are $16,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full South Dakota State University College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Report
With a ranking of #7, Angelo State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s list. Angelo State University is a fairly large school located in San Angelo, Texas that handed out 36 masters’s college student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
Angelo State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Angelo State are $14,396, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Western Illinois University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Macomb, Illinois, this medium-sized public school handed out 36 degrees to qualified masters’s college student counseling students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Illinois University are $11,996, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s ranking. A-State is a fairly large public school situated in Jonesboro, Arkansas. It awarded 36 masters’s college student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arkansas State University - Main Campus are $11,586.
Appalachian State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. Appalachian State University is a large school located in Boone, North Carolina that handed out 36 masters’s college student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree college student counseling students list, Appalachian State has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Appalachian State are $21,439, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Lakeland University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s list. Lakeland is a small school located in Plymouth, Wisconsin that handed out 5 masters’s college student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Lakeland University are $12,006, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Illinois State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #12. This large school is located in Normal, Illinois, and it awarded 21 masters’s college student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois State University are $11,069, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Arkansas Tech University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s ranking. ATU is a fairly large school located in Russellville, Arkansas that handed out 37 masters’s college student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at ATU are $12,087, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Kutztown University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2022 Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #14. Kutztown, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s college student counseling degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
Kutztown University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kutztown University are $16,300, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full Kutztown University of Pennsylvania College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Report
Alfred University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s ranking. Alfred University is a small school located in Alfred, New York that handed out 8 masters’s college student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
Alfred also made our “Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Alfred are $24,783, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s ranking. Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is located in Bowling Green, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 masters’s college student counseling degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at BGSU are $15,823, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Georgia came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified masters’s college student counseling students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #18, University of Northern Iowa did quite well on the 2022 Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s list. University of Northern Iowa is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s college student counseling degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our master’s degree college student counseling students list, UNI has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Iowa are $22,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full UNI College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Report
With a ranking of #19, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on the 2022 Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s list. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 41 masters’s college student counseling degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Greensboro, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Greensboro are $21,918, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s ranking. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is a medium-sized school located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 21 masters’s college student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Ship are $16,830, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 24 masters’s college student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at SRU are $17,652, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in the 2022 Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #22. UCO is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Oklahoma are $17,913.
Full UCO College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Report
With a ranking of #23, University of Florida did quite well on the 2022 Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 27 degrees to qualified masters’s college student counseling students in 2019-2020.
UF also made our “Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130.
Full UF College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Report
California Lutheran University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s ranking. CLU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Thousand Oaks, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 32 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
CLU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CLU are $20,600, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s ranking. IUP is a public institution located in Indiana, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at IUP, the school also landed the #24 spot in our “Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at IUP are $18,207, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Indiana State University landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s ranking. Indiana State is a public institution located in Terre Haute, Indiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana State are $15,346, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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