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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services is the 70th most popular major in the country with 12,388 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 210 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 $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 4 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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Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

#1

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$11,086 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the #1 spot on the list. Northern Illinois University is a fairly large school located in Dekalb, Illinois that handed out 4 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.

NIU also made our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Illinois University are $11,086, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services at Northern Illinois University

#2

Governors State University

University Park, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$14,674 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Governors State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k. Governors State University is a small school located in University Park, Illinois that handed out 4 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GSU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Governors State University are $14,674.

Full GSU Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report

#3

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Carbondale, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$32,928 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #3 spot on the list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a fairly large public school situated in Carbondale, Illinois. It awarded 1 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SIUC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full SIUC Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report

#4

National Louis University

Chicago, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$12,096 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, National Louis University landed the #4 spot on the list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

NLU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at National Louis University are $12,096.

Read more about Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services at NLU

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region
• 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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