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2027 Best Value College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Schools in Minnesota

[College Student Counseling & Personnel Services](/majors/education/student-counseling/college-student-counseling-and-personnel-services/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong college student counseling & personnel services education at a price that pays off.

To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for college student counseling & personnel services students.

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• Best Value College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Schools in Minnesota

2027 Best Value College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Schools in Minnesota

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in college student counseling & personnel services, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Schools

1

Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, MN

$10,245 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,076 Avg Student Debt

$55,813 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in college student counseling & personnel services, no school beat Saint Cloud State University this year. Set in the city of Saint Cloud, Saint Cloud State University is a large public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $10,245. Students borrow a median of $25,076 to complete the college student counseling & personnel services program here. Early-career college student counseling & personnel services graduates make about $48,473. Set against $25,076 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 95% of applicants are accepted.

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Capella University
Minneapolis, MN

$14,400 In-State Tuition & Fees

$35,998 Avg Student Debt

$42,189 Median Earnings (10yr)

A rank of #2 makes Capella University one of the best values for college student counseling & personnel services. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a very large private for-profit university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $14,400. Students borrow a median of $35,998 to complete the college student counseling & personnel services program here. Soon after graduation, college student counseling & personnel services degree recipients from Capella University generally make around $72,053. Set against $35,998 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.