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2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
116 Degrees Awarded
$23,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master's in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Student Counseling is the 73rd most popular major in the country with 14,055 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, student counseling graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,174 and had an average of $42,631 in loans still to pay off.

Across Washington, there were 142 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,333 and $58,876 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 116 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,184 and $46,709 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in student counseling. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent student counseling 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 student counseling 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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The student counseling school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling (Income $0-$30k) in Washington

#1

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Bellingham, Washington, this fairly large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our washington master’s degree student counseling students whose families make $0-$30k list, WWU has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Washington University are $24,105, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Western Washington University

#2

Whitworth University

Spokane, Washington
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Whitworth University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k. Whitworth University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Spokane, Washington. It awarded 18 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our washington master’s degree student counseling students whose families make $0-$30k list, Whitworth has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Whitworth University are $12,312, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Whitworth University Student Counseling Report

#3

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle, Washington

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Seattle Pacific University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k. This small school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 24 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

SPU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SPU are $31,896, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Gonzaga University

Spokane, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gonzaga University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k list. Spokane, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

Gonzaga did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gonzaga are $17,675, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Seattle University

Seattle, Washington

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle University landed the #5 spot on the list. Seattle U is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.

Seattle U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Student Counseling 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 Seattle U are $14,040.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Seattle U

#6

University of Puget Sound

Tacoma, Washington

With a ranking of #6, University of Puget Sound did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Tacoma, Washington, and it awarded 15 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Puget Sound also made our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #4. 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.

Read more about Student Counseling at University of Puget Sound

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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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