Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Find Schools Near

2023 Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$22,750 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,434 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the student counseling graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Student Counseling

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our analysis found Concordia University, Chicago to be the best value school for student counseling students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

Concordia University, Chicago graduate students pay an average of $9,378 in tuition and fees each year.

Read More…

#2

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bradley University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the 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.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Bradley also did well on our Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Bradley University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana Wesleyan University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IWU are $13,512 per year.

Read More…

#4

Lakeland University

Plymouth, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lakeland University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Lakeland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Plymouth.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lakeland are $12,366 a year.

Full Student Counseling at Lakeland University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Chicago State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the 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.

Full Student Counseling at Chicago State University Report

Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate student counseling programs. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IU Bloomington are $33,352 a year.

IU Bloomington also claimed a spot on our Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Read More…

Miami University - Oxford came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a large student population.

Miami University - Oxford graduate students pay an average of $32,332 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Miami University - Oxford

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 suburb of Ypsilanti.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Eastern Michigan are $28,818 a year.

Full Student Counseling at Eastern Michigan University Report

Best 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

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Umary.marketing.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.