2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region
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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 the Plains States region, there were 1,538 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,052 and $36,187 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,373 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 30 colleges that offer a degree 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Capella University is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 203 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
Capella University also made our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767.
Read full report on Student Counseling at Capella University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Cloud State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Saint Cloud State University is a fairly large school located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota that handed out 39 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
St. Cloud State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Cloud State University are $12,904, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 30 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Wayne, Nebraska, and it awarded 22 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at WSC, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WSC are $9,597.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drake University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Drake is a small school located in Des Moines, Iowa that handed out 20 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree student counseling students list, Drake has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Drake University are $11,932.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State University - Moorhead is a public institution located in Moorhead, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
MSU Moorhead also took the #13 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State University - Moorhead are $9,900, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full Minnesota State University - Moorhead Student Counseling Report
South Dakota State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 30 degrees to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2019-2020.
South Dakota State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Chadron State College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Chadron State College is a public institution located in Chadron, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Chadron State College, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Chadron State College are $9,654, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #8, Buena Vista University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Storm Lake, Iowa, and it awarded 40 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
BVU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Buena Vista University are $9,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Southeast Missouri State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. Southeast Missouri State University is a fairly large school located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri that handed out 17 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
Southeast Missouri State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southeast Missouri State University are $10,792, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Student Counseling at Southeast Missouri State University
Loras College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Loras College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dubuque, Iowa. It awarded 16 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
Loras not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loras College are $10,820, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of North Dakota came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 40 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
UND also made our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Dakota are $18,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Nebraska at Kearney came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Kearney, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 45 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNK, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNK are $14,792, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #13, Winona State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Winona State University is a public institution located in Winona, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Winona State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Winona State are $12,378, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Creighton University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Omaha, Nebraska 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 40 students in 2019-2020.
Creighton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Creighton are $18,528, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Student Counseling at Creighton University
Kansas State University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Kansas State University is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 105 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
K -State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Stephens College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Stephens is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 21 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
Stephens not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stephens College are $9,165, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #17, Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 41 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
Missouri State also took the #22 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State are $12,042.
University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #18. University of Missouri - Columbia is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 202 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
Mizzou also made our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Northern Iowa landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, this medium-sized public school handed out 36 diplomas to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2019-2020.
UNI also made our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #8. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Iowa are $22,648.
Northern State University landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. NSU is a public institution located in Aberdeen, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northern State University are $11,814.
Wichita State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 21 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
WSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wichita State University are $15,112.
Read full report on Student Counseling at Wichita State University
Evangel University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Evangel are $8,838, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read full report on Student Counseling at Evangel University
Fort Hays State University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. FHSU is located in Hays, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 43 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Fort Hays State University are $11,376.
Walden University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 48 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Walden University are $10,716, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Missouri Baptist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #25. MBU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at MBU are $10,256.
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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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- 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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