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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling in the Southwest Region

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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer 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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The student counseling school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region”.

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Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

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

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

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. University of North Texas 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 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 UNT are $15,618.

Read full report on Student Counseling at University of North Texas

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530.

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#3

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s student counseling students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SHSU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SHSU are $15,704, 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 #4 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large school located in Commerce, Texas that handed out 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Commerce are $14,549.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Corpus Christi, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s student counseling students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Corpus Christi are $15,683, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Student Counseling at Texas A&M Corpus Christi

#6

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Texas Southern University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. TSU is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 3 doctorate’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree student counseling students list, TSU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at TSU are $13,221, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s student counseling students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTSA, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807.

Read full report on Student Counseling at The University of Texas at San Antonio

Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region ranking. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 3 doctorate’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree student counseling students list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048.

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#9

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Texas Christian University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Texas Christian University is a fairly large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 2 doctorate’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

TCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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 Christian University are $32,268.

Read more about Student Counseling at TCU

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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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