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Best Value Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in California

2023 Best Value Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

29 Colleges
$11,748 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,092 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Student Counseling Master's Degree School for You

With 2,023 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, student counseling is the #56 most popular major in California.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 29 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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.

Top 10 Best Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Concordia University, Irvine to be the best value school for student counseling students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Irvine are $8,564 per year.

Concordia University, Irvine also claimed a spot on our Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in California list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a very large student population.

Cal State LA graduate students pay an average of $8,219 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Long Beach. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in California list. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSULB are $8,280 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - East Bay. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Cal State East Bay graduate students pay an average of $8,429 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California State University - San Bernardino is a great value for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CSUSB are $8,647 a year.

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California State University - Fresno came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Fresno State are $8,087 a year.

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California State University - Northridge ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CSUN are $8,477 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, California State University - Fullerton did quite well on this year’s best value schools for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

Cal State Fullerton graduate students pay an average of $8,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for student counseling students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

SFSU graduate students pay an average of $8,738 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #10, California State University - Sacramento did quite well on this year’s best value schools for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Sac State are $8,826 a year.

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Best Value Student Counseling Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 166
Oregon 208
Nevada 37
Alaska 21

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 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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