2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Massachusetts, there were 256 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,583 and $37,856 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 231 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking, we looked at 10 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the student counseling program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts.
Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling in Massachusetts
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fitchburg State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. Fitchburg State University is a public institution located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Fitchburg State also took the #9 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Fitchburg State are $6,012.
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Assumption University landed the #2 spot on the list. Assumption University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. It awarded 31 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our massachusetts master’s degree student counseling students list, Assumption has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Assumption are $13,460.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bridgewater State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts. Bridgewater State is a fairly large school located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts that handed out 43 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our massachusetts master’s degree student counseling students list, Bridgewater State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bridgewater State are $11,397, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Salem, Massachusetts, and it awarded 21 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
Salem State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Salem State University are $10,477, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Cambridge College landed the #5 spot on the list. Cambridge College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 38 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
Cambridge College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cambridge College are $17,062, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Massachusetts - Boston ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. University of Massachusetts - Boston is a public institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 27 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UMass Boston did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Boston are $36,485.
Northeastern University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. Northeastern University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 7 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
Northeastern also made our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Springfield College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. This small school is located in Springfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 14 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Springfield College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Springfield College are $33,535, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Merrimack College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts ranking. North Andover, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.
Merrimack also took the #10 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Merrimack College are $31,296, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Boston University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts ranking. Boston University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 23 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston U, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666.
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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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