2023 Best Value Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in Alabama
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Student Counseling Master's Degree School for You
Student Counseling is the #46 most popular major in Alabama with 329 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Master's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Alabama 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of West Alabama the best value school in Alabama for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. University of West Alabama is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote area of Livingston.
University of West Alabama graduate students pay an average of $6,868 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
University of West Alabama did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Alabama. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. UNA is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Florence.
UNA graduate students pay an average of $7,140 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Alabama at Birmingham is a great value for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a very large student population.
UAB graduate students pay an average of $8,100 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UAB is ranked #5 for overall quality for student counseling in Alabama.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Auburn University at Montgomery is a great value for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Montgomery, AUM is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at AUM are $8,344 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Alabama helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value student counseling schools in Alabama. UA is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UA are $11,470 a year.
UA also took the #2 spot in our Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama rankings.
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Auburn University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree student counseling programs. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a very large student population.
Auburn graduate students pay an average of $11,826 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Auburn is ranked #1 for overall quality for student counseling in Alabama.
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With a ranking of #7, Troy University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Troy, TROY is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at TROY are $8,550 a year.
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University of South Alabama came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. Located in the city of Mobile, USA is a public school with a large student population.
USA graduate students pay an average of $8,426 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of Montevallo landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree student counseling programs. Located in the large suburb of Montevallo, Montevallo is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Montevallo are $11,916 per year.
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Alabama State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in the city of Montgomery, Alabama State is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Alabama State are $10,156 per year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 358 |
| Virginia | 701 |
| North Carolina | 557 |
| Florida | 385 |
| Tennessee | 239 |
| Kentucky | 352 |
| South Carolina | 224 |
| Louisiana | 151 |
| Arkansas | 305 |
| Mississippi | 179 |
| West Virginia | 83 |
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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.
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 12 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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