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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Nebraska, there were 224 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 209 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,407 and $40,167 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska 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 Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services (Income $0-$30k) in Nebraska

#1

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Omaha, Nebraska

#5 in overall quality

$16,374 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 56 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.

UNOMAHA also took the #5 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNOMAHA are $16,374.

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#2

Wayne State College

Wayne, Nebraska

#3 in overall quality

$9,597 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State College landed the #2 spot on the list. Wayne State College is a small public school situated in Wayne, Nebraska. It awarded 10 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WSC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WSC are $9,597, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Chadron State College

Chadron, Nebraska

#4 in overall quality

$9,654 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Chadron State College landed the #3 spot on the list. Chadron, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

Chadron State College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Chadron State College are $9,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University of Nebraska at Kearney

Kearney, Nebraska

#2 in overall quality

$14,792 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Kearney. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k. UNK is a medium-sized public school situated in Kearney, Nebraska. It awarded 45 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.

UNK also took the #2 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNK are $14,792.

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#5

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$18,528 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Creighton University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Nebraska For Those Making $0-$30k. Creighton University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 40 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.

Creighton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Creighton are $18,528.

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