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2023 Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$25,044 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,918 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Student Counseling School for You

In 2020-2021, student counseling students earned 191 degrees and certificates from an Iowa school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Schools in Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Iowa 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.

2023 Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Iowa

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

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality in Student Counseling

#1

Drake University

Des Moines, IA
$45,912 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Drake University the best value school in Iowa for student counseling students. Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Drake undergraduate students pay an average of $45,912 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Drake did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Student Counseling Schools in Iowa list.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Drake University

#2

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, IA
$37,518 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Buena Vista University landed the # 2 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.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BVU are $37,518 per year.

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#3

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA
$9,053 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Northern Iowa helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in Iowa. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNI are $9,053 a year.

UNI also made our Best Student Counseling Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #3.

Read full report on Student Counseling at University of Northern Iowa

#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA
$9,942 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools in Iowa list. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Iowa are $9,942 a year.

Read full report on Student Counseling at University of Iowa

#5

Loras College

Dubuque, IA
$35,268 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Loras College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Dubuque, Loras is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Loras undergraduate students pay an average of $35,268 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Student Counseling at Loras College Report

Best Value Student Counseling Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 495
Kansas 275
Minnesota 532
South Dakota 26
North Dakota 53
Nebraska 234

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Umary.marketing.

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