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2023 Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$16,995 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,434 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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

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

#1

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

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.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Angelo State University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

SHSU graduate students pay an average of $16,009 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Sam Houston State University

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

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 excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico Highlands University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the remote town of Las Vegas.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at New Mexico Highlands University are $11,154 a year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Central Oklahoma helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value student counseling schools in the Southwest Region . UCO is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Edmond.

UCO graduate students pay an average of $18,116 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Student Counseling at University of Central Oklahoma

Dallas Baptist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for student counseling students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. DBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.

DBU graduate students pay an average of $21,272 in tuition and fees each year.

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Northern Arizona University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate student counseling programs. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NAU are $20,125 per year.

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Best Student Counseling Colleges by State

Explore the best student counseling schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 836
Arizona 211
Oklahoma 214
New Mexico 176

One of 14 majors within the area of study, student counseling has other similar majors worth exploring.

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

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