2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

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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 Pennsylvania, there were 545 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,875 and $41,817 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling in Pennsylvania

#1

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$38,728 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania State University - University Park landed the #1 spot on the list.

Penn State University Park also made our “Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Penn State University Park are $38,728, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Student Counseling at Penn State University Park

#1

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

Indiana, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$18,207 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania. Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is a public institution located in Indiana, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

IUP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at IUP are $18,207, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Student Counseling Report

#2

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$24,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$59,124 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duquesne University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania. Duquesne is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duquesne, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duquesne University are $24,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Duquesne 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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