2023 Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.
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.
Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Student Counseling
Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Chicago the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bradley University is a great value for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Bradley graduate students pay an average of $17,400 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Bradley also is in the top 15% of our Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Indiana Wesleyan University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value student counseling schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the distant town of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
IWU graduate students pay an average of $13,512 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lakeland University is a great value for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Lakeland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Plymouth.
Lakeland graduate students pay an average of $12,366 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chicago State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, CSU is a public college with a small student population.
CSU graduate students pay an average of $15,218 in tuition and fees each year.
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Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.
IU Bloomington graduate students pay an average of $33,352 in tuition and fees each year.
IU Bloomington excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Miami University - Oxford landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate student counseling programs. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Miami University - Oxford are $32,332 per year.
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With a ranking of #8, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Eastern Michigan are $28,818 per year.
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Request InformationBest Student Counseling Colleges by State
Explore the best student counseling colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 185 |
| Ohio | 285 |
| Illinois | 336 |
| Indiana | 316 |
| Wisconsin | 192 |
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Majors Related to Student Counseling
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 8 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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