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2023 Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Iowa

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$25,044 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,918 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Student Counseling 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 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 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.

2023 Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Iowa

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Student Counseling Colleges.

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality in Student Counseling

#1

Drake University

Des Moines, IA
$45,912 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Drake University the best value school in Iowa for student counseling students. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Drake are $45,912 a year.

Drake also made our Best Student Counseling Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #3.

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#2

Buena Vista University

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

Out of the 5 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Buena Vista University landed the # 2 spot on the 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 in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Buena Vista University

#3

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA
$9,053 Average Tuition & Fees

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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNI are $9,053 a year.

UNI also made our Best Student Counseling Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #5.

Full Student Counseling at University of Northern Iowa Report

#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA
$9,942 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the # 4 spot on the list. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa are $9,942 per year.

Iowa also claimed a spot on our Best Student Counseling Schools in Iowa list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#5

Loras College

Dubuque, IA
$35,268 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loras College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Iowa list. Loras is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dubuque.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Loras are $35,268 per year.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Loras College

Best Value Student Counseling Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Student Counseling Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 495
Minnesota 532
Kansas 275
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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Umary.marketing.

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