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

8 Ranked Colleges
319 Degrees Awarded
$13,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master's in Arkansas

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas” ranking - to help you make that 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 Arkansas, there were 355 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,100 and $35,138 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 319 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas” ranking, we looked at 8 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.

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 Arkansas

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling in Arkansas

#1

University of Central Arkansas

Conway, Arkansas
#4 in overall quality
$11,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$43,696 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Central Arkansas is a fairly large school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 68 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

UCA also made our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Arkansas are $11,648, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#1 in overall quality
$22,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$44,356 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas list. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.

UARK also made our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas are $22,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Arkansas State University - Main Campus

Jonesboro, Arkansas
#3 in overall quality
$11,586 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$39,369 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas list. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Jonesboro, Arkansas that handed out 36 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

A-State also made our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arkansas State University - Main Campus are $11,586.

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#4

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
#2 in overall quality
$11,928 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$42,682 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Harding University landed the #4 spot on the list. Harding is located in Searcy, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 51 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.

Harding also took the #2 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harding University are $11,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

Magnolia, Arkansas
#5 in overall quality
$9,810 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$42,682 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Magnolia, Arkansas, and it awarded 36 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus are $9,810.

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#6

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, Arkansas
#6 in overall quality
$12,087 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$37,328 Average Early-Career Earnings

Arkansas Tech University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas list. Located in Russellville, Arkansas, this fairly large public school handed out 56 diplomas to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2019-2020.

ATU also made our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at ATU are $12,087, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas
#8 in overall quality
$14,884 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$47,494 Average Early-Career Earnings

University of Arkansas at Little Rock ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas list. Little Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

UA Little Rock also took the #8 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UA Little Rock are $14,884.

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#8

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, Arkansas
#7 in overall quality
$13,920 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, John Brown University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas list. This small school is located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, and it awarded 10 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

JBU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at JBU are $13,920.

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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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