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2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
165 Degrees Awarded
$27,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master's in Michigan For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Michigan For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 Michigan, there were 188 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,933 and $50,741 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 165 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 8 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.

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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Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling in Michigan (With Aid)

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid list. Michigan State University is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 21 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also made our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Student Counseling at Michigan State University

#2

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oakland University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid. Oakland University is a public institution located in Rochester Hills, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Oakland did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oakland University are $24,648, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Valley State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid. Located in Allendale, Michigan, this large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2019-2020.

GVSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Valley State University are $17,448.

Read more about Student Counseling at Grand Valley State University

#4

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid. Central Michigan is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.

Central Michigan also took the #7 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan University are $19,359, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Student Counseling at Central Michigan

#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid list. Wayne State is a large public school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 53 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Wayne State University Student Counseling Report

#6

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Western Michigan University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid ranking. Kalamazoo, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 44 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WMU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Western Michigan University are $31,355.

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#7

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan

Eastern Michigan University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan also took the #4 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan University are $26,552.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Eastern Michigan

#8

University of Detroit Mercy

Detroit, Michigan

University of Detroit Mercy landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Detroit Mercy is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.

Detroit Mercy also made our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Detroit Mercy are $20,047.

Full University of Detroit Mercy Student Counseling Report

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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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