2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 District of Columbia, there were 55 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,900 and $56,179 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 47 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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 Master’s in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling in District of Columbia

#1

Trinity Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#3 in overall quality

$14,580 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$48,041 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia list. Trinity Washington University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Trinity College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Trinity Washington University are $14,580, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Student Counseling at Trinity Washington University

#2

University of the District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$18,608 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the District of Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia list. University of the District of Columbia is a small school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 6 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

University of the District of Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of the District of Columbia are $18,608, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of the District of Columbia Student Counseling Report

#3

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$52,733 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia. George Washington University is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 20 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full GWU 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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