2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services in South Carolina (With Aid)

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 South Carolina For Those Getting Aid” 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 South Carolina, there were 188 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 103 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina 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 Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services in South Carolina (With Aid)

#1

Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$18,540 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Citadel Military College of South Carolina. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid. The Citadel is located in Charleston, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at The Citadel, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Citadel Military College of South Carolina are $18,540, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Citadel Military College of South Carolina Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report

#2

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$23,246 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #2 spot on the list. Clemson is a public institution located in Clemson, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 55 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson 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 South Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246.

Read full report on Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services at Clemson

#3

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, South Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$30,036 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Winthrop University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid. Winthrop University is a public institution located in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Winthrop did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Winthrop University are $30,036.

Read full report on Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services at Winthrop University

#4

South Carolina State University

Orangeburg, South Carolina

#4 in overall quality

$22,570 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Carolina State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid. Orangeburg, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Carolina State University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Carolina State University are $22,570, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services at South Carolina State University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services (With Aid)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Umary.marketing.

Featured Schools

Request Info

Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs ... Learn More >