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2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k

9 Ranked Colleges
216 Degrees Awarded
$23,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master's in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services is the 70th most popular major in the country with 12,388 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Massachusetts, there were 235 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 216 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality counselor education/school counseling and guidance services programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the counselor education/school counseling and guidance services program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services (Income $0-$30k) in Massachusetts

#1

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, Massachusetts
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fitchburg State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k. Fitchburg State University is a public institution located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Fitchburg State also took the #8 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Fitchburg State University are $6,012.

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#3

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bridgewater State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Bridgewater, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to 43 students in 2019-2020.

Bridgewater State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bridgewater State are $11,397, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Salem State University

Salem, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salem State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k list. Salem State is a medium-sized school located in Salem, Massachusetts that handed out 21 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.

Salem State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Salem State University are $10,477.

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#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school awarded 27 degrees to qualified masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Boston, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Boston are $36,485.

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#6

Springfield College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Springfield College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Springfield College is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to qualified students.

Springfield College also made our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Springfield College are $33,535.

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#7

Assumption University

Worcester, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Assumption University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Assumption, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Assumption University are $13,460.

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#8

Cambridge College

Boston, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Cambridge College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k list. Cambridge College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 38 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cambridge College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cambridge College are $17,062, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Merrimack College

North Andover, Massachusetts
#9 in overall quality

Merrimack College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Merrimack College is a private not-for-profit institution located in North Andover, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Merrimack did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Merrimack are $31,296, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Lesley University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Lesley University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 3 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.

Lesley also made our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lesley are $19,050, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

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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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