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Best Value Student Counseling Schools in California

2023 Best Value Student Counseling Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

29 Colleges
$19,388 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,037 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Student Counseling School for You

With 2,023 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, student counseling is the #56 most popular major in California.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in California to see which programs offered the best value experiences for student counseling students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 10 Best Student Counseling Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Irvine the best value school in California for student counseling students. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

Concordia University, Irvine undergraduate students pay an average of $38,740 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$6,785 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Los Angeles. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Cal State LA undergraduate students pay an average of $6,785 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$6,846 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 29 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the # 3 spot on the list. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSULB are $6,846 a year.

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$6,995 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California State University - East Bay is a great value for student counseling students. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cal State East Bay are $6,995 a year.

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$7,213 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California State University - San Bernardino is a great value for student counseling students. Located in the city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUSB are $7,213 per year.

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$6,653 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Fresno landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value student counseling programs. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Fresno State are $6,653 a year.

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$7,043 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Northridge landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value student counseling programs. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUN are $7,043 per year.

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$6,976 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Fullerton ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools in California list. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal State Fullerton are $6,976 per year.

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San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA
$7,304 Average Tuition & Fees

San Francisco State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SFSU are $7,304 a year.

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$7,392 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, California State University - Sacramento did quite well on this year’s best value schools for student counseling students. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Sac State are $7,392 per year.

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Best Value Student Counseling Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 166
Oregon 208
Nevada 37
Alaska 21

One of 14 majors within the area of study, student counseling has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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