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Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

39 Colleges
$22,721 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,547 Avg Salary

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.

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.

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

#1

Wayne State College

Wayne, NE
$7,458 Average Tuition & Fees

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.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSC are $7,458 per year.

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#2

Doane University

Crete, NE
$37,880 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Doane University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region list. 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 undergraduate students at Doane Crete are $37,880 per year.

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#3

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

The excellent programs at Drake University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in the Plains States Region . Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Drake are $45,912 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Drake also did well on our Best Student Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#4

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, IA
$37,518 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Buena Vista University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region list. BVU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Storm Lake.

BVU undergraduate students pay an average of $37,518 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Chadron State College

Chadron, NE
$7,206 Average Tuition & Fees

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.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Chadron State College are $7,206 a year.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Minnesota State Mankato undergraduate students pay an average of $18,200 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN
$46,221 Average Tuition & Fees

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.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hamline are $46,221 per year.

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$14,919 Average Tuition & Fees

Northwest Missouri State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for student counseling students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Maryville, Northwest is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northwest are $14,919 per 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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$36,310 Average Tuition & Fees

Concordia University, Nebraska did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for student counseling students. It came in at #10 on the list. 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.

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Best Student Counseling Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 495
Minnesota 532
Kansas 275
Iowa 191
Nebraska 234
North Dakota 53
South Dakota 26

Student Counseling is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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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