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2023 Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$12,169 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,434 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 336 degrees and certificates were awarded to student counseling students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #87 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Illinois to see which graduate certificate 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for student counseling majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Student Counseling

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Chicago the best value school in Illinois 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.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 per year.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Concordia University, Chicago

#2

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Out of the 3 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Bradley University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bradley are $17,400 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Bradley also did well on our Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Bradley University

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Chicago State University is a great value for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Chicago, CSU is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSU are $9,728 per year.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Chicago State University

Best Value Student Counseling Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 185
Ohio 285
Indiana 316
Wisconsin 192

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

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 3 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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