2023 Best Value Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States 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.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 37 schools in the Plains States 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Wayne State College the best value school in the Plains States Region for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. WSC is a small public school located in the distant town of Wayne.
WSC graduate students pay an average of $9,597 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Doane University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value student counseling schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the distant town of Crete, Doane Crete is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Doane Crete are $8,586 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Drake University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Des Moines.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Drake are $11,988 a year.
Drake also made our Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #4.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Buena Vista University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value student counseling schools in the Plains States Region . BVU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Storm Lake.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BVU are $9,936 per year.
BVU also claimed a spot on our Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Out of the 37 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chadron State College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Chadron State College is a small public school located in the remote town of Chadron.
Chadron State College graduate students pay an average of $10,727 in tuition and fees each year.
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Northwest Missouri State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree student counseling programs. Located in the remote town of Maryville, Northwest is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Northwest graduate students pay an average of $7,064 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #7, Northern State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. NSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Aberdeen.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NSU are $11,936 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, NSU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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Concordia University, Nebraska landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree student counseling programs. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Seward.
Concordia University, Nebraska graduate students pay an average of $8,650 in tuition and fees each year.
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Winona 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 distant town of Winona, Winona State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Winona State are $12,836 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Winona State also did well on our Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Stephens College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree student counseling programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Stephens is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stephens are $9,230 per year.
Stephens also claimed a spot on our Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Request InformationBest Student Counseling Colleges by State
Explore the best student counseling schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 495 |
| Minnesota | 532 |
| Kansas | 275 |
| Iowa | 191 |
| Nebraska | 234 |
| North Dakota | 53 |
| South Dakota | 26 |
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Majors Related to Student Counseling
Student Counseling is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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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