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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services in Connecticut

7 Ranked Colleges
192 Degrees Awarded
$25,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master's in Connecticut

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 Connecticut” 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 Connecticut, there were 196 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 192 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,793 and $40,407 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services in Connecticut

#1

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut list. UCONN is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 16 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our connecticut master’s degree counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students list, UCONN has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UCONN Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report

#2

Central Connecticut State University

New Britain, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Connecticut State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut. Located in New Britain, Connecticut, this fairly large public school awarded 72 degrees to qualified masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students in 2019-2020.

CCSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CCSU are $26,072, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services at Central Connecticut State University

#3

Southern Connecticut State University

New Haven, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Connecticut State University landed the #3 spot on the list. SCSU is a public institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SCSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Connecticut State University are $26,658, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full SCSU Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report

#4

Fairfield University

Fairfield, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairfield University landed the #4 spot on the list. Fairfield, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Fairfield U also took the #2 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fairfield University are $19,267, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Fairfield U Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report

#5

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, Connecticut
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Saint Joseph. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut list. University of Saint Joseph is a small private not-for-profit school situated in West Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 13 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.

USJ also made our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Saint Joseph are $15,228, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7 in overall quality

Western Connecticut State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut ranking, coming in at #6. This medium-sized school is located in Danbury, Connecticut, and it awarded 28 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.

WestConn also made our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at WestConn are $26,477, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

University of Bridgeport ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut list. UBridgeport is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UBridgeport also took the #5 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Bridgeport are $21,686, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Bridgeport 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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