2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling in Nebraska

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 Nebraska” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Nebraska, there were 236 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,900 and $33,505 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 221 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,407 and $40,167 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska” ranking analyzed 5 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The student counseling school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

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

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling in Nebraska

#1

Wayne State College

Wayne, Nebraska

#3 in overall quality

$9,597 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$46,087 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State College landed the #1 spot on the list. Wayne, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

WSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State College are $9,597, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full WSC Student Counseling Report

#2

University of Nebraska at Kearney

Kearney, Nebraska

#2 in overall quality

$14,792 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$44,170 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Kearney. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska. 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 #2 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska at Kearney are $14,792, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Student Counseling at UNK

#3

Chadron State College

Chadron, Nebraska

#4 in overall quality

$9,654 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$54,661 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chadron State College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska. Chadron, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

Chadron State College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Chadron State College are $9,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Chadron State College

#4

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Omaha, Nebraska

#5 in overall quality

$16,374 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$42,073 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska. University of Nebraska at Omaha is a fairly large school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 56 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

UNOMAHA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska at Omaha are $16,374.

Read more about Student Counseling at UNOMAHA

#5

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$18,528 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$52,607 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Creighton University landed the #5 spot on the list. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 40 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Creighton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Creighton are $18,528, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Student Counseling at Creighton

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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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