2023 Best Value Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in Iowa
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Student Counseling Master's Degree School for You
Student Counseling is the #60 most popular major in Iowa with 191 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Value Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Iowa 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.
Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Student Counseling
Our analysis found Drake University to be the best value school for student counseling students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Iowa. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Des Moines.
Drake graduate students pay an average of $11,988 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Drake also took the #1 spot in our Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Buena Vista University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. BVU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Storm Lake.
BVU graduate students pay an average of $9,936 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 5 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the # 3 spot on the list. UNI is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Cedar Falls.
UNI graduate students pay an average of $10,569 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UNI also made our Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #5.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loras College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Loras is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dubuque.
Loras graduate students pay an average of $12,990 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 5 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the # 5 spot on the list. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa are $12,065 per year.
Iowa did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 495 |
| Minnesota | 532 |
| Kansas | 275 |
| 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 5 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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