2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 Maryland, there were 94 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality counselor education/school counseling and guidance services programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the counselor education/school counseling and guidance services program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maryland counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services (Income $30-$48k) in Maryland

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$12,128 Average Net Price

$48,842 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #1 spot on the list. UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 ’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our maryland counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students whose families make $30-$48k list, UMCP has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Schools in Maryland” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UMCP is $12,128 for Maryland Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

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#2

Bowie State University

Bowie, Maryland

#3 in overall quality

$14,745 Average Net Price

$47,073 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowie State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k list. Bowie State University is a medium-sized school located in Bowie, Maryland that handed out 14 ’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.

Bowie State University also made our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $14,745 for maryland counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Bowie State University.

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#3

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$31,027 Average Net Price

$45,469 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Maryland landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 38 ’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maryland counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students whose families make $30-$48k list, Loyola Maryland has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Schools in Maryland” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Loyola University Maryland is $31,027 for Maryland Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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• Best Value Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services (Income $30-$48k)

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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