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2023 Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Alabama

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$12,206 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,169 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Student Counseling 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.

The Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Alabama ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Alabama to see which 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. 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.

2023 Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Alabama

Check out the student counseling programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Student Counseling Schools

#1

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL
$10,990 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of West Alabama the best value school in Alabama for student counseling students. University of West Alabama is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote area of Livingston.

University of West Alabama undergraduate students pay an average of $10,990 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, University of West Alabama also did well on our Best Student Counseling Schools in Alabama list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$10,620 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of North Alabama helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in Alabama. UNA is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Florence.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNA are $10,620 a year.

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$8,568 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 12 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UAB undergraduate students pay an average of $8,568 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$8,860 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Auburn University at Montgomery is a great value for student counseling students. Located in the city of Montgomery, AUM is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at AUM are $8,860 per year.

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#5

Troy University

Troy, AL
$9,312 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 12 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Troy University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Troy, TROY is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TROY are $9,312 per year.

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#6

Auburn University

Auburn, AL
$11,826 Average Tuition & Fees

Auburn University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for student counseling students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Auburn are $11,826 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Auburn is ranked #2 for overall quality for student counseling in Alabama.

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#7

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL
$11,620 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Alabama did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for student counseling students. It came in at #7 on the list. UA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UA are $11,620 per year.

UA not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Student Counseling Schools in Alabama list.

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$8,756 Average Tuition & Fees

University of South Alabama ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Alabama list. Located in the midsize city of Mobile, USA is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USA are $8,756 per year.

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#9

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL
$11,120 Average Tuition & Fees

Jacksonville State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value student counseling programs. Located in the suburb of Jacksonville, Jacksonville State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Jacksonville State University are $11,120 a year.

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#10

University of Montevallo

Montevallo, AL
$13,710 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, University of Montevallo did quite well on this year’s best value schools for student counseling students. Located in the large suburb of Montevallo, Montevallo is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Montevallo are $13,710 per year.

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Best Value Student Counseling Colleges in the Southeast Region

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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

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Umary.marketing.

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