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2023 Best Value Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

21 Colleges
$14,876 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,092 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Student Counseling Master's Degree School for You

Student Counseling is one of the most popular subjects to study in Pennsylvania. With 576 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in Pennsylvania to see which master's degree 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for student counseling majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools

#1

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

Our analysis found University of Scranton to be the best value school for student counseling students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Pennsylvania. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Scranton are $11,630 per year.

University of Scranton also made our Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #3.

Full Student Counseling at University of Scranton Report

#2

Westminster College Pennsylvania

New Wilmington, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Westminster College Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Westminster New Wilmington is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of New Wilmington.

Westminster New Wilmington graduate students pay an average of $13,170 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Westminster New Wilmington 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 Pennsylvania list.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Westminster College Pennsylvania

The excellent master’s degree programs at West Chester University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value student counseling schools in Pennsylvania. WCUPA is a large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WCUPA are $11,898 per year.

WCUPA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.

Read full report on Student Counseling at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Millersville University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Millersville, Millersville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Millersville graduate students pay an average of $11,934 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Marywood University

Scranton, PA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Marywood University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value student counseling schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the small city of Scranton, Marywood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Marywood are $11,438 a year.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Marywood University

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Ship is a moderately-sized public school located in the fringe town of Shippensburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Ship are $11,970 a year.

Full Student Counseling at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Report

With a ranking of #7, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best value schools for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Kutztown, Kutztown University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Kutztown University are $11,440 per year.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #8, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best value schools for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Edinboro, Edinboro is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Edinboro are $12,246 per year.

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#9

Holy Family University

Philadelphia, PA

Holy Family University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree student counseling programs. Holy Family is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Holy Family are $12,181 a year.

Full Student Counseling at Holy Family University Report

#10

Saint Vincent College

Latrobe, PA

Saint Vincent College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Saint Vincent is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Latrobe.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Saint Vincent are $14,748 per year.

Full Student Counseling at Saint Vincent College Report

Best Value Student Counseling Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 448
New York 878
Maryland 149
District of Columbia 43
Delaware 73

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

Majors Similar to Student Counseling

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 21 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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