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2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania

19 Ranked Colleges
446 Degrees Awarded
$18,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master's in Pennsylvania

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Master’s in Pennsylvania” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Pennsylvania, there were 545 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,875 and $41,817 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 446 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania” ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania master’s degree student counseling students.

Top 19 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling in Pennsylvania

#1

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, Pennsylvania

Out of the 19 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. West Chester, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 45 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania master’s degree student counseling students list, WCUPA has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at West Chester University of Pennsylvania are $16,758.

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#2

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania. Located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school awarded 33 diplomas to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2019-2020.

Kutztown University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania are $16,300, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Scranton

Scranton, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Scranton. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania. University of Scranton is a small school located in Scranton, Pennsylvania that handed out 12 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Scranton, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Scranton are $11,630, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania

Out of the 19 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 24 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania master’s degree student counseling students list, SRU has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SRU are $17,652, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania is a small school located in Edinboro, Pennsylvania that handed out 61 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania master’s degree student counseling students list, Edinboro has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Edinboro are $17,835, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #6. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.

Ship did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania are $16,830.

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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania ranking. IUP is a fairly large public school situated in Indiana, Pennsylvania. It awarded 39 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

IUP also took the #8 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at IUP are $18,207, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

California University of Pennsylvania

California, Pennsylvania

California University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #8. This medium-sized school is located in California, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 15 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal U, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal U are $18,508, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Villanova University

Villanova, Pennsylvania

Villanova University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list. Located in Villanova, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 35 degrees to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Villanova, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Villanova University are $20,719, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10

Westminster College Pennsylvania

New Wilmington, Pennsylvania

Westminster College Pennsylvania landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania ranking. Westminster New Wilmington is a small school located in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania that handed out 8 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Westminster New Wilmington also took the #14 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Westminster New Wilmington are $13,170.

Full Westminster College Pennsylvania Student Counseling Report

#11

Holy Family University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Holy Family University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania ranking. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania master’s degree student counseling students list, Holy Family has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Holy Family are $10,847.

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#12

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #12, Pennsylvania State University - University Park did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Penn State University Park, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728.

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#13

Eastern University

Saint Davids, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #13, Eastern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list. This small school is located in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 21 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

EU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at EU are $13,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#14

Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania

Gwynedd Mercy University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania ranking. Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 39 students in 2019-2020.

Gwynedd - Mercy did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gwynedd Mercy University are $14,273, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#15

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #15, Duquesne University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list. Duquesne is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania master’s degree student counseling students list, Duquesne has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Duquesne are $24,048.

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#16

Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville, Pennsylvania

Millersville University of Pennsylvania came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania ranking. Millersville is a medium-sized school located in Millersville, Pennsylvania that handed out 10 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Millersville, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Millersville are $16,350.

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#17

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #17, Lehigh University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list. Lehigh University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 30 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania master’s degree student counseling students list, Lehigh has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh University are $27,130.

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#18

Lancaster Bible College

Lancaster, Pennsylvania
#19 in overall quality

Lancaster Bible College landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania ranking. Lancaster Bible College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It awarded 6 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Lancaster Bible College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lancaster Bible College are $11,460, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Lancaster Bible College Student Counseling Report

#19

Widener University

Chester, Pennsylvania
#16 in overall quality

Widener University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Chester, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2019-2020.

Widener also took the #16 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Widener University are $24,810, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Widener 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%.

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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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