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2024 Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Connecticut

6 Ranked Colleges
162 Degrees Awarded
$23,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Connecticut

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 in Connecticut” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Student Counseling is the 72nd most popular major in the country with 13,858 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, student counseling graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $44,291 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.

Across Connecticut, there were 162 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,344 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Connecticut” ranking analyzed 6 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the student counseling program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 in Connecticut”.

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Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Connecticut

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Connecticut.

Top 6 Best Value Colleges for Student Counseling in Connecticut

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Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Connecticut State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 29 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

SCSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Student Counseling Schools in Connecticut” list. The yearly cost to attend Southern Connecticut State University is $20,830 for connecticut student counseling students.

Full SCSU Student Counseling Report

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Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Connecticut State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Connecticut. Central Connecticut State University is a medium-sized school located in New Britain, Connecticut that handed out 61 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our connecticut student counseling students list, CCSU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Student Counseling Schools in Connecticut” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CCSU is $16,723 for Connecticut Student Counseling students.

Read more about Student Counseling at Central Connecticut State University

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Connecticut is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UCONN also made our “Best Student Counseling Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend University of Connecticut is $22,974 for Connecticut Student Counseling students.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full University of Connecticut Student Counseling Report

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Fairfield University
Fairfield, Connecticut

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairfield University landed the #4 spot on the list. Fairfield, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s student counseling degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our connecticut student counseling students list, Fairfield U has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Student Counseling Schools in Connecticut” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Fairfield U is $36,633 for connecticut student counseling students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Fairfield University

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Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Connecticut State University landed the #5 spot on the list. WestConn is a public institution located in Danbury, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WestConn, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Schools in Connecticut” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Western Connecticut State University is $18,166 for connecticut student counseling students.

Full WestConn Student Counseling Report

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University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, Connecticut

With a ranking of #6, University of Bridgeport did quite well on the 2024 Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Connecticut list. UBridgeport is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UBridgeport not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Student Counseling Schools in Connecticut” list. The estimated yearly cost for UBridgeport is $25,084 for Connecticut Student Counseling students.

Read more about Student Counseling at UBridgeport

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