2023 Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, student counseling was ranked #68 in the country. In fact 13,858 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
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 Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Southwest 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.
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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Student Counseling
Our analysis found Angelo State University to be the best value school for student counseling students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Angelo State is a large public school located in the small city of San Angelo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Angelo State are $14,590 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Sam Houston State University is a great value for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SHSU are $16,009 per year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value student counseling schools in the Southwest Region . Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.
Texas Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Highlands University landed the # 4 spot on the list. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the remote town of Las Vegas.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at New Mexico Highlands University are $11,154 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. UCO is a large public school located in the suburb of Edmond.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCO are $18,116 a year.
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Dallas Baptist University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate student counseling programs. DBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at DBU are $21,272 per year.
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Northern Arizona University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
NAU graduate students pay an average of $20,125 in tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest Student Counseling Colleges by State
Explore the best student counseling colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 836 |
| Arizona | 211 |
| Oklahoma | 214 |
| New Mexico | 176 |
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Student Counseling Related Majors for Student Counseling
One of 14 majors within the area of study, student counseling has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 7 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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