2023 Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Virginia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Student Counseling School for You
With 701 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, student counseling is the #46 most popular major in Virginia.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Virginia 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Student Counseling Schools
Our analysis found James Madison University to be the best value school for student counseling students who want to pursue a degree in Virginia. JMU is a very large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at JMU are $12,638 a year.
JMU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Student Counseling Schools in Virginia list.
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Out of the 12 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Liberty University undergraduate students pay an average of $16,160 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 12 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Petersburg, Virginia State is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Virginia State are $9,154 per year.
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The excellent programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in Virginia. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
GMU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,119 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
GMU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Student Counseling Schools in Virginia list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Virginia Tech are $14,174 a year.
Virginia Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Student Counseling Schools in Virginia list.
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William & Mary came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the small suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at William & Mary are $23,812 a year.
William & Mary did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Student Counseling Schools in Virginia list.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value student counseling programs. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Virginia are $19,785 per year.
University of Virginia did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Student Counseling Schools in Virginia list.
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University of Lynchburg landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value student counseling programs. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lynchburg are $33,500 per year.
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Radford University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value student counseling programs. Radford is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Radford.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Radford are $11,542 per year.
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Old Dominion University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value student counseling programs. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Old Dominion are $10,800 per year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 358 |
| North Carolina | 557 |
| Florida | 385 |
| Tennessee | 239 |
| Kentucky | 352 |
| South Carolina | 224 |
| Louisiana | 151 |
| Arkansas | 305 |
| Alabama | 329 |
| 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.
Most Popular Majors Related 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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