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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina 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 South Carolina, there were 188 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 103 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina 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. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent counselor education/school counseling and guidance services programs, but they also 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 Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for south carolina master’s degree counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students whose families make $0-$30k.

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

#1

Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$18,540 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Citadel Military College of South Carolina. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k list. Citadel Military College of South Carolina is located in Charleston, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to qualified students.

The Citadel also took the #2 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The Citadel are $18,540, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$23,246 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to 55 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clemson, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson are $23,246.

Full Clemson Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report

#3

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, South Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$30,036 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Winthrop University landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and it awarded 16 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.

Winthrop not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Winthrop are $30,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

South Carolina State University

Orangeburg, South Carolina

#4 in overall quality

$22,570 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Carolina State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k list. South Carolina State University is a small public school situated in Orangeburg, South Carolina. It awarded 13 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.

South Carolina State University also made our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at South Carolina State University are $22,570.

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

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