2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services in Illinois
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Master’s in Illinois” 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 Illinois, there were 210 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 196 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Illinois” ranking looked at 10 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the counselor education/school counseling and guidance services program at the school. 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 Illinois
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Illinois.
Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services in Illinois
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Chicago. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Illinois list. This medium-sized school is located in River Forest, Illinois, and it awarded 23 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.
Concordia University, Chicago also took the #1 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’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 Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Illinois University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Illinois. EIU is a medium-sized school located in Charleston, Illinois that handed out 37 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.
EIU also made our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at EIU are $20,761, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Macomb, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 8 diplomas 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 WIU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’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 WIU are $11,996.
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the #4 spot on the list. Northern Illinois University is a public institution located in Dekalb, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 33 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
NIU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NIU are $11,086, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern Illinois University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Illinois. Northeastern Illinois University is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 48 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Northeastern Illinois University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern Illinois University are $17,032, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #6, Bradley University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Illinois list. Bradley is a medium-sized school located in Peoria, Illinois that handed out 8 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.
Bradley also made our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bradley are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Lewis University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Illinois ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in Romeoville, Illinois, and it awarded 17 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lewis, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lewis are $14,780, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Illinois ranking, coming in at #8. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our illinois master’s degree counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students list, SIUC has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Loyola University Chicago did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Illinois ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students in 2019-2020.
Loyola Chicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola University Chicago are $19,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Roosevelt University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Illinois ranking. Roosevelt University is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 11 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our illinois master’s degree counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students list, Roosevelt has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’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 Roosevelt are $21,605.
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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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- *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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