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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$7,719 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 Arkansas. With 305 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Arkansas 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.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas

Check out the student counseling master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Student Counseling

Our 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Main Campus the best value school in Arkansas for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at A-State are $6,422 a year.

A-State also made our Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #5.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. UCA is a large public school located in the small city of Conway.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCA are $6,773 a year.

UCA did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.

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#3

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UARK are $9,018 a year.

UARK also made our Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #3.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Arkansas at Little Rock helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value student counseling schools in Arkansas. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UA Little Rock are $7,594 per year.

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#4

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

Out of the 9 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Henderson State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the town of Arkadelphia.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Henderson State University are $6,930 per year.

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Southern Arkansas University Main Campus 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 #6 on the list. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Magnolia.

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $6,894 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Arkansas Tech University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. Located in the town of Russellville, ATU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ATU are $7,037 a year.

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#8

Harding University

Searcy, AR

Harding University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree student counseling programs. Located in the distant town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Harding are $11,080 per year.

Harding not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.

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#9

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, AR

With a ranking of #9, John Brown University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. JBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Siloam Springs.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at JBU are $13,920 a year.

JBU also made our Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #1.

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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
Florida 385
Virginia 701
West Virginia 83
South Carolina 224
Louisiana 151
Mississippi 179
Alabama 329

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 9 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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