2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services in the Southwest Region
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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 the Southwest region, there were 1,549 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 63 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 8 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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Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students.
Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services in the Southwest Region
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.
UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Texas Tech University is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 7 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students in 2019-2020.
SHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SHSU are $15,704, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Located in Commerce, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M Commerce also took the #6 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Commerce are $14,549, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is a public institution located in Corpus Christi, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M Corpus Christi also took the #5 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Corpus Christi are $15,683, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full Texas A&M Corpus Christi Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report
Texas Southern University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. TSU is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 3 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.
TSU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at TSU are $13,221.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students in 2019-2020.
UTSA also took the #7 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807.
Full UTSA Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report
Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Texas Christian University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Texas Christian University is a fairly large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 2 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.
TCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at TCU are $32,268.
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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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