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

9 Ranked Colleges
415 Degrees Awarded
$16,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master's in Missouri

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Missouri” 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 Missouri, there were 461 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,683 and $39,384 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 415 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,588 and $39,214 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Missouri” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in student counseling. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent student counseling programs, but they also cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Missouri

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

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling in Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Missouri list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 202 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also made our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193.

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#2

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Missouri State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Missouri. Cape Girardeau, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

Southeast Missouri State University also made our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southeast Missouri State University are $10,792.

Full Southeast Missouri State University Student Counseling Report

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #3 spot on the list. Missouri State University - Springfield is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 41 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.

Missouri State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State University - Springfield are $12,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Missouri State

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #4 spot on the list. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

UMKC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Kansas City are $26,699, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Missouri - Kansas City Student Counseling Report

#5

Stephens College

Columbia, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stephens College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Missouri. Stephens College is a small school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 21 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Stephens also made our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stephens are $9,165, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Northwest Missouri State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Missouri list. Northwest is a medium-sized public school situated in Maryville, Missouri. It awarded 9 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our missouri master’s degree student counseling students list, Northwest has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwest Missouri State University are $6,673, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Evangel University

Springfield, Missouri

Evangel University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Missouri 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.

Evangel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Evangel University are $8,838, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

University of Missouri - St Louis came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Missouri ranking. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 50 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our missouri master’s degree student counseling students list, UMSL has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - St Louis are $30,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Missouri Baptist University

Saint Louis, Missouri

Missouri Baptist University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Missouri list. Missouri Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our missouri master’s degree student counseling students list, MBU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. 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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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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