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2023 Best Value Student Counseling Doctor's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

66 Colleges
$17,286 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,166 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Student Counseling Doctor's Degree School for You

Student Counseling is the #68 most popular major in the country with 13,858 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Student Counseling Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 66 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for student counseling students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the student counseling doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Student Counseling Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for student counseling students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BYU are $7,700 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Minnesota State University - Mankato is a great value for student counseling students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a large student population.

Minnesota State Mankato graduate students pay an average of $9,308 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 66 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the # 3 spot on the list. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NIU are $11,390 a year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at North Dakota State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value student counseling schools in the United States. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the city of Fargo.

North Dakota State University graduate students pay an average of $12,028 in tuition and fees each year.

North Dakota State University also claimed a spot on our Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at National Louis University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value student counseling schools in the United States. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

NLU graduate students pay an average of $12,096 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Montclair State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Montclair State are $13,519 per year.

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#7

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

University of West Georgia landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree student counseling programs. University of West Georgia is a large public school located in the fringe town of Carrollton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of West Georgia are $18,980 a year.

University of West Georgia also claimed a spot on our Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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#8

Governors State University

University Park, IL

Governors State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the rural area of University Park, GSU is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GSU are $14,674 per year.

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Seattle Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for student counseling students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

SPU graduate students pay an average of $24,273 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, SPU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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#10

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Athens.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UGA are $27,464 per year.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Student Counseling Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA
12 University of Wyoming Laramie, WY
13 Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX

Student Counseling by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Student Counseling is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Student Counseling

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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 the rest 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).
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