2023 Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Student Counseling 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.
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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 39 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for student counseling students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region
Check out the student counseling programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Student Counseling Schools
Our analysis found Wayne State College to be the best value school for student counseling students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the distant town of Wayne, WSC is a public college with a small student population.
WSC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,458 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 39 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Doane University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Doane Crete is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Crete.
Doane Crete undergraduate students pay an average of $37,880 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Drake University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Drake are $45,912 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Drake is ranked #5 for overall quality for student counseling in the Plains States Region .
Out of the 39 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Buena Vista University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Storm Lake, BVU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BVU are $37,518 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Chadron State College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the remote town of Chadron, Chadron State College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Chadron State College are $7,206 a year.
Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
Minnesota State Mankato undergraduate students pay an average of $18,200 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Minnesota State Mankato also is in the top 15% of our Best Student Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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Hamline University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for student counseling students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Hamline undergraduate students pay an average of $46,221 in tuition and fees each year.
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Northwest Missouri State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value student counseling programs. Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Maryville.
Northwest undergraduate students pay an average of $14,919 in tuition and fees each year.
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Northern State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value student counseling programs. Located in the town of Aberdeen, NSU is a public school with a small student population.
NSU undergraduate students pay an average of $11,947 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, NSU also did well on our Best Student Counseling Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Concordia University, Nebraska landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value student counseling programs. Located in the town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Concordia University, Nebraska are $36,310 a year.
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Best Student Counseling Colleges by State
Explore the best student counseling colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 495 |
| Kansas | 275 |
| Minnesota | 532 |
| Iowa | 191 |
| South Dakota | 26 |
| North Dakota | 53 |
| Nebraska | 234 |
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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 |
|---|---|
| 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 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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