2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services (Income $75-$110k) in Iowa

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across Iowa, there were 112 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 108 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,298 and $45,299 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 5 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the counselor education/school counseling and guidance services program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services (Income $75-$110k) in Iowa

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$22,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Northern Iowa is a medium-sized public school situated in Cedar Falls, Iowa. It awarded 16 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.

UNI also took the #2 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNI are $22,648.

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

#2

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, Iowa

#4 in overall quality

$9,936 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 Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Buena Vista University landed the #2 spot on the list. Buena Vista University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Storm Lake, Iowa. It awarded 40 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BVU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at BVU are $9,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Loras College

Dubuque, Iowa

#5 in overall quality

$10,820 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loras College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Dubuque, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students in 2019-2020.

Loras also made our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loras College are $10,820, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$27,613 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 Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students in 2019-2020.

Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Drake University

Des Moines, Iowa

#3 in overall quality

$11,932 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drake University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Making $75-$110k. This small school is located in Des Moines, Iowa, and it awarded 20 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.

Drake also made our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drake University are $11,932, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services (Income $75-$110k)

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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