2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 12,388 people earned their degree in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services, making the major the 70th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,032 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great counselor education/school counseling and guidance 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 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$28,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Oregon State University is a large school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 10 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State are $28,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Oregon State University Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report

#2

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$31,896 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle Pacific University landed the #2 spot on the list. Seattle Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SPU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Seattle Pacific University are $31,896, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Seattle Pacific University Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance 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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