2022 Best Value Colleges for College Student Counseling & Personnel Services (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value College Student Counseling Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Southwest region, there were 70 college student counseling and personnel services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value College Student Counseling Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in college student counseling and personnel services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great college student counseling and personnel services programs and cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value College Student Counseling Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value College Student Counseling Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Colleges for College Student Counseling & Personnel Services (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Angelo State University

San Angelo, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$9,799 Average Net Price

$38,330 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value College Student Counseling Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Angelo State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in San Angelo, Texas, and it awarded 50 ’s college student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Angelo State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Angelo State University is $9,799 for Southwest Region College Student Counseling students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at Angelo State

#2

Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$8,650 Average Net Price

$37,097 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stephen F Austin State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value College Student Counseling Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Nacogdoches, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified ’s college student counseling students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region college student counseling students whose families make $0-$30k list, SFASU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Stephen F Austin State University is $8,650 for Southwest Region College Student Counseling students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at SFASU

#3

University of Central Oklahoma

Edmond, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$12,297 Average Net Price

$37,034 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Oklahoma. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value College Student Counseling Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s college student counseling degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

UCO also took the #2 spot in our “Best College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UCO is $12,297 for Southwest Region College Student Counseling students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about College Student Counseling & Personnel Services at UCO

• Best Value 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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