2023 Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 557 degrees and certificates were awarded to student counseling students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #42 most popular major in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
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 North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in North Carolina 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.
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 North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Student Counseling
Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the best value school for student counseling students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in North Carolina. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at ECU are $7,594 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Boone.
Appalachian State graduate students pay an average of $8,007 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Appalachian State also took the #5 spot in our Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina rankings.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of North Carolina at Charlotte helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value student counseling schools in North Carolina. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Charlotte are $7,713 a year.
UNC Charlotte did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value student counseling schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC State are $11,703 per year.
NC State also made our Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #2.
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Out of the 5 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Greensboro are $8,265 per year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 358 |
| Virginia | 701 |
| Florida | 385 |
| Tennessee | 239 |
| Kentucky | 352 |
| South Carolina | 224 |
| Louisiana | 151 |
| Arkansas | 305 |
| Alabama | 329 |
| Mississippi | 179 |
| West Virginia | 83 |
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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 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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