2023 Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Student Counseling School for You
Student Counseling is the #68 most popular major in the country with 13,858 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in the Plains States Region 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.
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 Schools
Our analysis found Wayne State College to be the best value school for student counseling students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . WSC is a small public school located in the distant town of Wayne.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WSC are $7,458 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Doane University is a great value for student counseling students. Located in the town of Crete, Doane Crete is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Doane Crete undergraduate students pay an average of $37,880 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 39 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Drake University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Des Moines.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Drake are $45,912 per year.
Drake also claimed a spot on our Best Student Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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Out of the 39 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Buena Vista University landed the # 4 spot on the list. BVU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Storm Lake.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BVU are $37,518 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chadron State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region list. Chadron State College is a small public school located in the town of Chadron.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Chadron State College are $7,206 per year.
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Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $18,200 per year.
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Hamline University 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. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
Hamline undergraduate students pay an average of $46,221 in tuition and fees each year.
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Northwest Missouri State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Maryville, Northwest is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Northwest undergraduate students pay an average of $14,919 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #9, Northern State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for student counseling students. NSU is a small public school located in the town of Aberdeen.
NSU undergraduate students pay an average of $11,947 in tuition and fees each year.
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Concordia University, Nebraska landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value student counseling programs. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Seward.
Concordia University, Nebraska undergraduate students pay an average of $36,310 in tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest Student Counseling Colleges by State
Explore the best student counseling colleges 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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