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2023 Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$9,321 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,434 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, student counseling students earned 329 degrees and certificates from an Alabama school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. 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, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Alabama 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.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

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

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

#1

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

Our 2023 rankings named University of West Alabama the best value school in Alabama for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. University of West Alabama is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Livingston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of West Alabama are $6,868 a year.

University of West Alabama also took the #2 spot in our Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama rankings.

Read full report on Student Counseling at University of West Alabama

#2

Troy University

Troy, AL

Out of the 6 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Troy University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Troy, TROY is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at TROY are $8,550 a year.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Troy University

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

UAB graduate students pay an average of $8,100 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UAB not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list.

Full Student Counseling at University of Alabama at Birmingham Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Auburn University at Montgomery. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. Located in the medium-sized city of Montgomery, AUM is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at AUM are $8,344 a year.

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#5

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list. UA is a very large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UA are $11,470 a year.

UA not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list.

Read full report on Student Counseling at The University of Alabama

#6

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL

Jacksonville State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for student counseling students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Jacksonville, Jacksonville State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Jacksonville State University are $10,600 per year.

Full Student Counseling at Jacksonville State University Report

Best Value Student Counseling Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 352
Tennessee 239
North Carolina 557
Georgia 358
Florida 385
Virginia 701
West Virginia 83
South Carolina 224
Arkansas 305
Louisiana 151
Mississippi 179

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

Student Counseling Concentrations

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 6 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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