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2023 Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$12,169 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,434 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, student counseling was ranked 7th in Illinois. In fact, 336 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which teaching 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Illinois to see which graduate certificate 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for student counseling majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Student Counseling

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our analysis found Concordia University, Chicago to be the best value school for student counseling students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Illinois. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 a year.

Full Student Counseling at Concordia University, Chicago Report

#2

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bradley University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the midsize city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Bradley are $17,400 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Chicago State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, CSU is a public college with a small student population.

CSU graduate students pay an average of $9,728 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Student Counseling Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 285
Indiana 316
Michigan 185
Wisconsin 192

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, student counseling has other similar majors worth exploring.

Student Counseling Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services 12,323
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services 1,082
Other Student Counseling & Personnel Services 453

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 3 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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