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2023 Best Value Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$11,616 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 North Carolina. With 557 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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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 North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in North Carolina 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 North Carolina

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

Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Charlotte to be the best value school for student counseling students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $7,713 per year.

Read full report on Student Counseling at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the town of Boone.

Appalachian State graduate students pay an average of $8,007 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Appalachian State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

Full Student Counseling at Appalachian State University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Pembroke. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Pembroke is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Pembroke.

UNC Pembroke graduate students pay an average of $6,775 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Student Counseling at University of North Carolina at Pembroke

#4

Salem College

Winston-Salem, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Salem College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Salem is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Salem are $8,400 a year.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Salem College

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Western Carolina University is a great value for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public school with a large student population.

WCU graduate students pay an average of $7,480 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population.

UNC Greensboro graduate students pay an average of $8,265 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, North Carolina Central University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Durham, North Carolina Central University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at North Carolina Central University are $7,641 per year.

Full Student Counseling at North Carolina Central University Report

With a ranking of #8, North Carolina A & T State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NC A&T are $7,938 a year.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Chapel Hill are $12,566 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNC Chapel Hill is ranked #2 for overall quality for student counseling in North Carolina.

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North Carolina State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NC State are $11,703 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NC State is ranked #3 for overall quality for student counseling in North Carolina.

Full Student Counseling at North Carolina 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
Georgia 358
Florida 385
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

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 14 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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