2022 Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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In 2019-2020, 1,195 people earned their degree in college student counseling and personnel services, making the major the 413th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 64 college student counseling and personnel services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 64 college student counseling and personnel services graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in college student counseling and personnel services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality college student counseling and personnel services programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the college student counseling and personnel services program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for College Student Counseling & Personnel Services (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$22,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s college student counseling degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNI, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Iowa are $22,648, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$12,904 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Cloud State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Saint Cloud State University is a fairly large school located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota that handed out 19 masters’s college student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Cloud State University also made our “Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at St. Cloud State University are $12,904.

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#3

Wayne State College

Wayne, Nebraska

#4 in overall quality

$9,597 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. WSC is located in Wayne, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s college student counseling degrees to qualified students.

WSC also made our “Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State College are $9,597.

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#4

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

#3 in overall quality

$16,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value College Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. South Dakota State University is a public institution located in Brookings, South Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State also made our “Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State are $16,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for College Student Counseling & Personnel Services (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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