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2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

9 Ranked Colleges
63 Degrees Awarded
$19,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 the Southwest region, there were 1,628 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,912 and $37,730 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 63 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 9 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the student counseling program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s student counseling degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530.

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#3

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU also made our “Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Sam Houston State University are $15,704.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA also made our “Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at San Antonio are $25,807, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas. It awarded 10 doctorate’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Commerce not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Commerce are $14,549, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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University of North Texas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. UNT is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT also made our “Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Student Counseling at University of North Texas

#5 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi also took the #5 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Corpus Christi are $15,683, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Texas Southern University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Texas Southern University is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.

TSU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Southern University are $13,221, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full TSU Student Counseling Report

#9

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Texas Christian University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s student counseling degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

TCU also made our “Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at TCU are $32,268, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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