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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$12,858 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 South Carolina. With 224 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 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 South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in South 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 South Carolina

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Citadel Military College of South Carolina the best value school in South Carolina for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. The Citadel is a small public school located in the midsize city of Charleston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at The Citadel are $10,890 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, The Citadel is ranked #1 for overall quality for student counseling in South Carolina.

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#2

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Clemson are $11,796 per year.

Clemson did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. UofSC is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofSC are $14,134 per year.

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

Read full report on Student Counseling at University of South Carolina - Columbia

Out of the 5 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, South Carolina State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. South Carolina State University is a small public school located in the town of Orangeburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at South Carolina State University are $11,460 a year.

Full Student Counseling at South Carolina State University Report

#5

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Winthrop University is a great value for student counseling students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Winthrop are $16,012 a year.

Full Student Counseling at Winthrop 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
Florida 385
Georgia 358
Virginia 701
West Virginia 83
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 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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