2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Kentucky, there were 337 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,360 and $39,029 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 316 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,847 and $34,311 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the student counseling program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky.
Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling in Kentucky
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Cumberlands landed the #1 spot on the list. University of the Cumberlands is located in Williamsburg, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 136 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
Cumberlands not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of the Cumberlands are $4,582.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky list. UofL is a public institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 54 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofL, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UofL are $27,575.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky list. Bowling Green, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.
WKU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WKU are $18,340, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Murray State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky. Murray, Kentucky is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.
Murray State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Murray State University are $14,400.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Spalding University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky. Spalding University is located in Louisville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
Spalding also took the #5 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Spalding are $12,286, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Campbellsville University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky ranking. Campbellsville University is a fairly large school located in Campbellsville, Kentucky that handed out 14 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
Campbellsville University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Campbellsville University are $8,773, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Morehead State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky ranking. Morehead State University is a medium-sized school located in Morehead, Kentucky that handed out 29 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
Morehead State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Morehead State University are $10,512, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Eastern Kentucky University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Richmond, Kentucky, this fairly large public school handed out 35 degrees to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2019-2020.
Eastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Kentucky University are $14,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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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