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

10 Ranked Colleges
149 Degrees Awarded
$18,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master's in Louisiana

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Louisiana” 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 Louisiana, there were 154 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,417 and $46,918 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 149 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,288 and $46,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered 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.

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 Louisiana

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

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling in Louisiana

#1

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana Tech University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana list. Ruston, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana Tech, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana Tech University are $12,690.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana list. ULM is located in Monroe, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.

ULM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ULM are $21,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Student Counseling at University of Louisiana at Monroe

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern State University of Louisiana landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Natchitoches, Louisiana, this fairly large public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our louisiana master’s degree student counseling students list, NSU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NSU are $20,402.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana list. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this large public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970.

Full Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Student Counseling Report

#5

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Orleans. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our louisiana master’s degree student counseling students list, UNO has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNO are $13,678, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNO Student Counseling Report

Southeastern Louisiana University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana ranking. Southeastern Louisiana University is a fairly large public school situated in Hammond, Louisiana. It awarded 24 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Southeastern also took the #8 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southeastern are $21,246, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Student Counseling at Southeastern

#7

University of Holy Cross

New Orleans, Louisiana
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Holy Cross did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana list. University of Holy Cross is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 6 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UHC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UHC are $14,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Student Counseling at University of Holy Cross

University of Louisiana at Lafayette came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana ranking. UL Lafayette is a fairly large school located in Lafayette, Louisiana that handed out 20 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

UL Lafayette not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisiana at Lafayette are $23,865.

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#9

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, Louisiana
#10 in overall quality

McNeese State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana ranking. McNeese is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.

McNeese also made our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #10. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at McNeese are $16,386.

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#10

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, Louisiana

With a ranking of #10, Nicholls State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana list. Nicholls State University is a medium-sized school located in Thibodaux, Louisiana that handed out 6 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Nicholls State University, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Nicholls State University are $9,177, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Nicholls State University 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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