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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 12,388 people earned their degree in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services, making the major the 70th most popular in the United States.

Across Minnesota, there were 350 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 303 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,396 and $40,953 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services program at the school. 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 Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for minnesota master’s degree counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services (Income $0-$30k) in Minnesota

#1

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$12,904 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Cloud State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, this fairly large public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students in 2019-2020.

St. Cloud State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Cloud State University are $12,904, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Winona State University

Winona, Minnesota

#4 in overall quality

$12,378 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Winona State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Winona State University is a public institution located in Winona, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Winona State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Winona State University are $12,378.

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#3

Minnesota State University - Moorhead

Moorhead, Minnesota

#3 in overall quality

$9,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #3 spot on the list. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized public school situated in Moorhead, Minnesota. It awarded 22 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Moorhead not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MSU Moorhead are $9,900, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$14,767 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to 203 students in 2019-2020.

Capella University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services (Income $0-$30k)

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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