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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

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 Nebraska, there were 236 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,900 and $33,505 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 221 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,407 and $40,167 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in student counseling. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality student counseling 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 student counseling program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for nebraska master’s degree student counseling students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling (Income $0-$30k) in Nebraska

#1

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Omaha, Nebraska

#5 in overall quality

$16,374 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$42,073 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Nebraska at Omaha is a fairly large school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 56 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNOMAHA, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNOMAHA are $16,374, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Student Counseling at University of Nebraska at Omaha

#2

Wayne State College

Wayne, Nebraska

#3 in overall quality

$9,597 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$46,087 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Wayne, Nebraska, this small public school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2019-2020.

WSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State College are $9,597, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Wayne State College Student Counseling Report

#3

Chadron State College

Chadron, Nebraska

#4 in overall quality

$9,654 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$54,661 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chadron State College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k. This small school is located in Chadron, Nebraska, and it awarded 26 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Chadron State College also made our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Chadron State College are $9,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Student Counseling at Chadron State College

#4

University of Nebraska at Kearney

Kearney, Nebraska

#2 in overall quality

$14,792 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$44,170 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Kearney. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k. Kearney, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 45 students in 2019-2020.

UNK also took the #2 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNK are $14,792, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNK Student Counseling Report

#5

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$18,528 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$52,607 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Creighton University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 40 diplomas to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2019-2020.

Creighton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Creighton University are $18,528, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Creighton University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling (Income $0-$30k)

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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