2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,974 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 34 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid.
Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to qualified students.
UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montclair State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Montclair, New Jersey, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.
Montclair State also took the #7 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Montclair State are $18,972.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. University at Buffalo is a large school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 3 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students with aid list, University at Buffalo has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Indiana, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
IUP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at IUP are $18,207, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Duquesne University landed the #5 spot on the list. Duquesne University is a medium-sized school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 7 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.
Duquesne not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duquesne University are $24,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of Rochester ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Rochester, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505.
George Washington University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.
GWU also made our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824.
With a ranking of #8, Syracuse University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to qualified students.
Syracuse also made our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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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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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