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2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Washington

5 Ranked Colleges
100 Degrees Awarded
$23,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master's in Washington

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 Master’s in Washington” 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 Washington, there were 126 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 100 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,184 and $46,709 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Washington” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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 Master’s in Washington

The colleges and universities below are the best for washington master’s degree counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services in Washington

#1

Seattle University

Seattle, Washington
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Seattle University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Washington. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 19 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Seattle U, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Seattle U are $14,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Whitworth University

Spokane, Washington
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Whitworth University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Washington list. Located in Spokane, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 18 degrees to qualified masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Whitworth, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Whitworth are $12,312, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Gonzaga University

Spokane, Washington
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gonzaga University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Washington. Gonzaga University is a medium-sized school located in Spokane, Washington that handed out 18 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.

Gonzaga not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Gonzaga University are $17,675.

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#4

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle, Washington
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle Pacific University landed the #4 spot on the list. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SPU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Seattle Pacific University are $31,896.

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#5

University of Puget Sound

Tacoma, Washington
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Puget Sound. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Washington. Puget Sound is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tacoma, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Puget Sound, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Puget Sound are $37,346.

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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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