2024 Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Georgia
11
Ranked Colleges
358
Degrees Awarded
$16,800
Avg Net Price*
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Georgia” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Georgia, there were 358 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,795 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Georgia” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Georgia” list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Georgia
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Georgia.
Top 11 Best Value Colleges for Student Counseling in Georgia
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Georgia. University of Georgia is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 55 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
UGA also took the #1 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Schools in Georgia” ranking. It costs about $14,257 for georgia student counseling students per year to attend UGA.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
Read more about Student Counseling at University of Georgia
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Valdosta State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Georgia. Located in Valdosta, Georgia, this fairly large public school handed out 65 degrees to qualified ’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at VSU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Schools in Georgia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for VSU is $13,240 for georgia student counseling students.
Full Valdosta State University Student Counseling Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of West Georgia. It ranked #3 on our 2024 Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Georgia list. Located in Carrollton, Georgia, this fairly large public school handed out 70 degrees to qualified ’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our georgia student counseling students list, University of West Georgia has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Student Counseling Schools in Georgia” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of West Georgia is $16,588 for georgia student counseling students.
Read more about Student Counseling at University of West Georgia
Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Southern University landed the #4 spot on the list. GaSou is a large public school situated in Statesboro, Georgia. It awarded 30 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
GaSou also took the #5 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Schools in Georgia” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Georgia Southern University is $15,571 for georgia student counseling students.
Read full report on Student Counseling at GaSou
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augusta University. It ranked #5 on our 2024 Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Georgia list. Augusta University is located in Augusta, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 ’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
Augusta University also made our “Best Student Counseling Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Augusta University is $12,239 for Georgia Student Counseling students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 Augusta University Student Counseling Report
Georgia State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school handed out 58 degrees to qualified ’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.
Georgia State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Student Counseling Schools in Georgia” list. It costs about $17,242 for georgia student counseling students per year to attend Georgia State University.
Full Georgia State University Student Counseling Report
Fort Valley State University landed the #7 spot on the 2024 Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Georgia ranking. Fort Valley State University is a small school located in Fort Valley, Georgia that handed out 20 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our georgia student counseling students list, Fort Valley State University has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Student Counseling Schools in Georgia” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Fort Valley State University is $13,509 for georgia student counseling students.
Read full report on Student Counseling at Fort Valley State University
Columbus State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Georgia list. Columbus State University is located in Columbus, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 ’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our georgia student counseling students list, CSU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Student Counseling Schools in Georgia” ranking. It costs about $12,385 for georgia student counseling students per year to attend CSU.
Full CSU Student Counseling Report
Mercer University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Georgia list. Mercer University is a medium-sized school located in Macon, Georgia that handed out 19 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.
Mercer did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Student Counseling Schools in Georgia” list. The estimated yearly cost for Mercer University is $20,853 for georgia student counseling students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Student Counseling at Mercer
Albany State University landed the #10 spot on the 2024 Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Georgia ranking. Albany, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s student counseling degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Albany State also made our “Best Student Counseling Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #11. The yearly cost to attend Albany State University is $13,520 for Georgia Student Counseling students.
Full Albany State University Student Counseling Report
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