2023 Best Value Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Student Counseling Master's Degree School for You
With 13,858 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, student counseling is the #7 most popular major in the United States.
With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 51 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for student counseling students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Student Counseling Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Concordia University, Chicago to be the best value school for student counseling students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Youngstown State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.
Youngstown State University graduate students pay an average of $6,931 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Wisconsin is a great value for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mequon.
Concordia University, Wisconsin graduate students pay an average of $11,760 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Xavier University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value student counseling schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Xavier are $12,076 per year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lewis University is a great value for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lewis are $14,960 a year.
Lewis excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Illinois State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 a year.
With a ranking of #7, Northern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in tuition and fees each year.
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Indiana Wesleyan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for student counseling students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. IWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Marion.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IWU are $13,512 a year.
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Capital University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for student counseling students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Columbus, Capital is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Capital are $13,190 a year.
University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree student counseling programs. University of St. Francis Fort Wayne is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Wayne.
University of St. Francis Fort Wayne graduate students pay an average of $12,418 in tuition and fees each year.
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Best Student Counseling Colleges by State
Explore the best student counseling colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Ohio | 285 |
Illinois | 336 |
Indiana | 316 |
Michigan | 185 |
Wisconsin | 192 |
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Student Counseling Related Majors for Student Counseling
Student Counseling is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.
Student Counseling Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services | 12,323 |
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services | 1,082 |
Other Student Counseling & Personnel Services | 453 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Student Counseling
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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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