2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Illinois, there were 210 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 13 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services in Illinois

#1

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$11,086 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Dekalb, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students in 2019-2020.

NIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NIU are $11,086, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Governors State University

University Park, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$14,674 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Governors State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois. Governors State University is located in University Park, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to qualified students.

GSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GSU are $14,674.

Full GSU Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report

#3

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Carbondale, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$32,928 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students in 2019-2020.

SIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928.

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#3

National Louis University

Chicago, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$12,096 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Louis University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

NLU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NLU are $12,096.

Full National Louis University Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report

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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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