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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling in Mississippi (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
143 Degrees Awarded
$14,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master's in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi, there were 146 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,450 and $44,775 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 143 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,447 and $43,355 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in student counseling. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality student counseling programs that also have a lower cost than 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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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 Mississippi For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling in Mississippi (With Aid)

#1

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mississippi. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid list. University of Mississippi is a public institution located in University, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 35 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ole Miss did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ole Miss are $25,099, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Student Counseling at Ole Miss

#2

Delta State University

Cleveland, Mississippi
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delta State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid list. Delta State University is a small school located in Cleveland, Mississippi that handed out 26 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our mississippi master’s degree student counseling students with aid list, Delta State University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Delta State University are $8,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Delta State University

#3

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 24 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our mississippi master’s degree student counseling students with aid list, Mississippi State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State University are $23,950.

Full Mississippi State Student Counseling Report

#4

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Carey University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid list. William Carey University is a medium-sized school located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi that handed out 15 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

William Carey University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at William Carey University are $11,400, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Student Counseling at William Carey University

#5

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid list. University of Southern Mississippi is a public institution located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Miss also took the #4 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Mississippi are $10,896.

Read more about Student Counseling at Southern Miss

#6

Mississippi College

Clinton, Mississippi

With a ranking of #6, Mississippi College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Clinton, Mississippi, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our mississippi master’s degree student counseling students with aid list, MC has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at MC are $12,322, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Mississippi College Student Counseling Report

#7

Jackson State University

Jackson, Mississippi

Jackson State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Mississippi For Those Getting Aid list. Jackson State University is a public institution located in Jackson, Mississippi. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Jackson State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Jackson State University are $9,445, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Jackson State 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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