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Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

54 Colleges
$27,290 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,809 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Student Counseling School for You

Student Counseling is the #68 most popular major in the country with 13,858 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 54 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which 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.

Top 10 Best Student Counseling Schools

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL
$34,310 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Chicago the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for student counseling students. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

Concordia University, Chicago undergraduate students pay an average of $34,310 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH
$9,732 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Youngstown State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Youngstown State University are $9,732 per year.

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$31,952 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Concordia University, Wisconsin helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Concordia University, Wisconsin undergraduate students pay an average of $31,952 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Xavier University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Xavier is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cincinnati.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Xavier are $42,460 a year.

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$14,169 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend National Louis University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NLU are $14,169 per year.

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#6

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL
$35,472 Average Tuition & Fees

Lewis University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Lewis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Romeoville.

Lewis undergraduate students pay an average of $35,472 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, Illinois State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for student counseling students. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Normal.

Illinois State undergraduate students pay an average of $24,172 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Illinois State also did well on our Best Student Counseling Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$14,738 Average Tuition & Fees

Northern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for student counseling students. It came in at #8 on the list. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NIU are $14,738 per year.

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#9

Capital University

Columbus, OH
$39,338 Average Tuition & Fees

Capital University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Capital is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Columbus.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Capital are $39,338 a year.

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$28,960 Average Tuition & Fees

Indiana Wesleyan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for student counseling students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the distant town of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

IWU undergraduate students pay an average of $28,960 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Student Counseling Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 185
Ohio 285
Illinois 336
Indiana 316
Wisconsin 192

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 25 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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