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2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
192 Degrees Awarded
$25,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master's in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Connecticut, there were 202 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,780 and $42,400 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 192 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,793 and $40,407 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in student counseling. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great student counseling programs and cost less that 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling (Income $30-$48k) in Connecticut

#1

Central Connecticut State University

New Britain, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Central Connecticut State University is a public institution located in New Britain, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 72 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CCSU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CCSU are $26,072, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Student Counseling at CCSU

#2

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #2 spot on the list. UCONN is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Student Counseling at University of Connecticut

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Connecticut State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Danbury, Connecticut, this medium-sized public school awarded 28 degrees to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2019-2020.

WestConn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WestConn are $26,477.

Read more about Student Counseling at WestConn

#4

Southern Connecticut State University

New Haven, Connecticut

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Connecticut State University landed the #4 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SCSU are $26,658, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Fairfield University

Fairfield, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairfield University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Fairfield, Connecticut, and it awarded 11 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fairfield U, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Fairfield University are $19,267.

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#6

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, Connecticut
#6 in overall quality

University of Saint Joseph came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in West Hartford, Connecticut, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2019-2020.

USJ also made our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at USJ are $15,228, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Student Counseling at USJ

#7

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, Connecticut

University of Bridgeport came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. UBridgeport is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.

UBridgeport not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UBridgeport are $21,686.

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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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