2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Virginia, there were 687 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent counselor education/school counseling and guidance services programs, but they also cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia doctor’s degree counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services (Income $30-$48k) in Virginia

#1

William & Mary

Williamsburg, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$34,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, William & Mary landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Williamsburg, Virginia, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students in 2019-2020.

William & Mary also made our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at William & Mary are $34,800, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$30,547 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #2 spot on the list. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547.

Full Virginia Tech Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report

#3

Hampton University

Hampton, Virginia

#4 in overall quality

$13,134 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hampton University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k. Hampton is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hampton, Virginia. It awarded 2 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.

Hampton also took the #4 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hampton are $13,134, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Hampton Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report

#4

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$17,052 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Regent University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students in 2019-2020.

Regent also made our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regent are $17,052, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services (Income $30-$48k)

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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