2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools in South Dakota For Those Making $48-$75k

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 South Dakota For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Dakota, there were 31 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 South Dakota For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 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.

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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The counselor education/school counseling and guidance services school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools in South Dakota For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools in South Dakota For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools in South Dakota For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services (Income $48-$75k) in South Dakota

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$19,326 Average Net Price

$42,425 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools in South Dakota For Those Making $48-$75k list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school situated in Brookings, South Dakota. It awarded 17 ’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Schools in South Dakota” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for South Dakota State University is $19,326 for South Dakota Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.

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#2

Northern State University

Aberdeen, South Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$16,673 Average Net Price

$39,600 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools in South Dakota For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Aberdeen, South Dakota, this small public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified ’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students in 2019-2020.

NSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Schools in South Dakota” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northern State University is $16,673 for south dakota counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students whose families make $48-$75k.

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

• Best Value Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services (Income $48-$75k)

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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