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2027 Best Value Student Counseling Schools in North Dakota

[Student Counseling](/majors/education/student-counseling/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for student counseling students.

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• Best Value Student Counseling Schools in North Dakota

2027 Best Value Student Counseling Schools in North Dakota

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the student counseling degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Student Counseling Schools

1

North Dakota State University Main Campus
Fargo, ND

$10,910 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,153 Avg Student Debt

$62,203 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in student counseling, no school beat North Dakota State University Main Campus this year. North Dakota State University Main Campus is a large public school located in the city of Fargo. In-state tuition and fees average $10,910, while out-of-state students pay about $15,564. Typical student debt for student counseling graduates is $25,153. Early-career student counseling graduates make about $52,154. That is a strong return on a $25,153 median debt. North Dakota State University Main Campus admits about 95% of applicants.

2

University Of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND

$10,951 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,110 Avg Student Debt

$63,552 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of North Dakota came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best value student counseling schools. University Of North Dakota is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks. Students from in state pay about $10,951 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $15,570. Students borrow a median of $25,110 to complete the student counseling program here. Early-career student counseling graduates make about $49,340. Set against $25,110 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 77% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.