2023 Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in California
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for student counseling students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Student Counseling
Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Los Angeles the best value school in California for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal State LA are $8,219 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Dominguez Hills. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. CSUDH is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carson.
CSUDH graduate students pay an average of $8,494 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola Marymount University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Loyola Marymount graduate students pay an average of $19,922 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Redlands. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. University of Redlands is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Redlands.
University of Redlands graduate students pay an average of $23,532 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Alliant International University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value student counseling schools in California. Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Alliant are $19,874 a year.
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University of Southern California landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate student counseling programs. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at USC are $61,396 a year.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
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Student Counseling Related Majors for Student Counseling
One of 14 majors within the area of study, student counseling has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 6 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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