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2022 Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

12 Ranked Colleges
239 Degrees Awarded
$19,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,195 people earned their degree in college student counseling and personnel services, making the major the 413th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 263 college student counseling and personnel services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 239 college student counseling and personnel services graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in college student counseling and personnel services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent college student counseling and personnel services programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the college student counseling and personnel services program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 12 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for College Student Counseling & Personnel Services in the Great Lakes Region

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana Wesleyan University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. IWU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Marion, Indiana. It awarded 9 masters’s college student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

IWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at IWU are $13,512, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Indiana Wesleyan University College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Report

#2

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the #2 spot on the list. Western Illinois University is a medium-sized school located in Macomb, Illinois that handed out 36 masters’s college student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree college student counseling students list, WIU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Western Illinois University are $11,996.

Full Western Illinois University College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Report

#3

Lakeland University

Plymouth, Wisconsin
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lakeland University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. Plymouth, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s college student counseling degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Lakeland not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lakeland University are $12,006, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Lakeland University College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Report

#4

Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois
#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. Illinois State is a public institution located in Normal, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. 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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#8 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Ohio, and it awarded 25 masters’s college student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

BGSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus are $15,823.

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#6

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, Indiana
#11 in overall quality

Indiana State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indiana State University 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.

Indiana State also made our “Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #11. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana State University are $15,346.

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#7

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

Eastern Illinois University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s college student counseling degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at EIU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at EIU are $20,761, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full EIU College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Report

#8

Walsh University

North Canton, Ohio
#12 in overall quality

Walsh University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in North Canton, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s college student counseling students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree college student counseling students list, Walsh has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Walsh are $13,510, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana
#5 in overall quality

Ball State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in Muncie, Indiana, and it awarded 27 masters’s college student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree college student counseling students list, Ball State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ball State are $26,204, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. IU Bloomington is a public institution located in Bloomington, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington also made our “Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338.

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#11

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

Western Michigan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. Western Michigan University is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 masters’s college student counseling degrees to qualified students.

WMU also made our “Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at WMU are $31,355, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

Miami University - Oxford ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large school located in Oxford, Ohio that handed out 11 masters’s college student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Miami University - Oxford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Miami University - Oxford are $31,697, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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