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2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

6 Ranked Colleges
46 Degrees Awarded
$19,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,361 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 46 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193.

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#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Capella University is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 18 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students whose families make $48-$75k list, Capella University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589.

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#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #5 spot on the list. Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 4 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa also made our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#6 in overall quality

Kansas State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. K -State is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115.

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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%.

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  • *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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