2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling in the Plains States Region

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In 2019-2020, 1,228 people earned their degree in vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor, making the major the 383rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 56 vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 50 vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor programs, but they also cost less that 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 vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling in the Plains States Region

#1

Maryville University of Saint Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$15,696 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Maryville University of Saint Louis landed the #1 spot on the list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s vocational rehabilitation counseling degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Maryville U also took the #1 spot in our “Best Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Maryville University of Saint Louis are $15,696.

Full Maryville University of Saint Louis Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Report

#2

Minnesota State University - Mankato

Mankato, Minnesota

#3 in overall quality

$8,788 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s vocational rehabilitation counseling degrees to qualified students.

Minnesota State Mankato not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State University - Mankato are $8,788, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling at Minnesota State Mankato

#3

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$12,904 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Saint Cloud, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s vocational rehabilitation counseling degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

St. Cloud State University also made our “Best Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Cloud State University are $12,904, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full St. Cloud State University Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling

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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