2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 14,055 people earned their degree in student counseling, making the major the 73rd most popular in the United States. 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 District of Columbia, there were 55 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,900 and $56,179 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 47 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling (Income $48-$75k) in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$52,733 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k list. GWU is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 20 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU also made our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Student Counseling at George Washington University

#2

Trinity Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#3 in overall quality

$14,580 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$48,041 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. Trinity College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Trinity College also made our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Trinity Washington University are $14,580, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Student Counseling at Trinity College

#3

Gallaudet University

Washington, District of Columbia

$18,706 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Gallaudet University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 3 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Gallaudet did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gallaudet University are $18,706, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Student Counseling at Gallaudet University

#4

University of the District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$18,608 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the District of Columbia. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k. This small school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 6 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

University of the District of Columbia also made our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of the District of Columbia are $18,608.

Read more about Student Counseling at University of the District of Columbia

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling (Income $48-$75k)

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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