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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 Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid

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 for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 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.

This year’s “Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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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Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 17 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees 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.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Mankato, Minnesota 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 4 students in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato also made our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. North Dakota State University is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees 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 - Main Campus are $11,589.

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

#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 4 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” 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

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Capella University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 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 with aid 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.

Full Capella University Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report

#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Kansas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. K -State is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 1 doctorate’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, 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%.

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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