2023 Best Value Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Student Counseling Master's Degree 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 51 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree 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 Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Chicago the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Youngstown State University is a great value for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,931 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Concordia University, Wisconsin helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value 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.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $11,760 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Xavier University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value student counseling schools in the Great Lakes Region . Xavier is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cincinnati.
Xavier graduate students pay an average of $12,076 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Lewis University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value student counseling schools in the Great Lakes Region . Lewis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Romeoville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lewis are $14,960 a year.
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Illinois State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree student counseling programs. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Illinois State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Northern Illinois University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree student counseling programs. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NIU are $11,390 a year.
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Indiana Wesleyan University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
IWU graduate students pay an average of $13,512 in tuition and fees each year.
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Capital University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Capital is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Columbus.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Capital are $13,190 per year.
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University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne 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 #10 on the list. Located in the city of Fort Wayne, University of St. Francis Fort Wayne is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
University of St. Francis Fort Wayne graduate students pay an average of $12,418 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 Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 185 |
| Ohio | 285 |
| Illinois | 336 |
| Indiana | 316 |
| Wisconsin | 192 |
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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 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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