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2023 Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$9,964 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,434 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate School for You

Student Counseling is one of the most popular subjects to study in Florida. With 385 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Florida 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. 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida

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

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

#1

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Our 2023 rankings named Florida Atlantic University the best value school in Florida for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a very large student population.

FAU graduate students pay an average of $6,693 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Student Counseling at Florida Atlantic University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Central Florida is a great value for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. UCF is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.

UCF graduate students pay an average of $8,872 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UCF did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list.

Read full report on Student Counseling at University of Central Florida

#3

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tallahassee.

Florida State graduate students pay an average of $11,553 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Florida State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UF are $12,737 a year.

UF also took the #1 spot in our Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida rankings.

Full Student Counseling at University of Florida Report

#5

St. Thomas University

Miami Gardens, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend St. Thomas University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. STU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Miami Gardens.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at STU are $14,400 per year.

Full Student Counseling at St. Thomas University Report

Best Value Student Counseling Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 352
Tennessee 239
North Carolina 557
Georgia 358
Virginia 701
West Virginia 83
South Carolina 224
Arkansas 305
Louisiana 151
Mississippi 179
Alabama 329

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 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).
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