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2023 Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$15,472 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,434 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate School for You

Student Counseling is the #71 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 576 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania

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

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

Our analysis found West Chester University of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for student counseling students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WCUPA are $11,898 a year.

Read full report on Student Counseling at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

The excellent graduate certificate programs at California University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value student counseling schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Cal U graduate students pay an average of $12,919 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Student Counseling at California University of Pennsylvania Report

#3

Marywood University

Scranton, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Marywood University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the small city of Scranton, Marywood is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Marywood are $11,438 per year.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Marywood University

#4

Eastern University

Saint Davids, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. EU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Davids.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at EU are $13,976 a year.

Full Student Counseling at Eastern University Report

#5

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lehigh University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Lehigh graduate students pay an average of $27,130 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Lehigh also is in the top 20% of our Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.

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Best Value Student Counseling Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Student Counseling Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 878
Maryland 149
New Jersey 448
District of Columbia 43
Delaware 73

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 5 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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