2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services in the Plains States Region
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 the Plains States Region” 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 the Plains States region, there were 1,361 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 46 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 5 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the counselor education/school counseling and guidance services program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students.
Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services in the Plains States Region
Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the #1 spot on the list. Capella University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 18 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.
Capella University 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 Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 2 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.
North Dakota State University also made our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students list, Minnesota State Mankato has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State University - Mankato are $8,788, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students in 2019-2020.
Mizzou 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 the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #5 spot on the list. K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 4 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa also took the #2 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613.
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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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