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2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
165 Degrees Awarded
$27,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master's in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k

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Student Counseling is the 73rd most popular major in the country with 14,055 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, student counseling graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,174 and had an average of $42,631 in loans still to pay off.

Across Michigan, there were 188 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,933 and $50,741 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 165 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in student counseling. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great student counseling programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the student counseling 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 Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan master’s degree student counseling students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling (Income $0-$30k) in Michigan

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056.

Full Michigan State Student Counseling Report

#2

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oakland University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k. Oakland University is a fairly large school located in Rochester Hills, Michigan that handed out 22 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oakland, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oakland are $24,648.

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#3

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Valley State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Allendale, Michigan, this large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GVSU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Valley State University are $17,448, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the #4 spot on the list. Central Michigan is a fairly large school located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan that handed out 3 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Michigan also took the #7 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan University are $19,359, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Central Michigan University Student Counseling Report

#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school awarded 53 degrees to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2019-2020.

Wayne State also made our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Wayne State Student Counseling Report

#6

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Western Michigan University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. WMU is a fairly large public school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 44 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

WMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Michigan University are $31,355, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Student Counseling at WMU

#7

University of Detroit Mercy

Detroit, Michigan

University of Detroit Mercy ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k list. Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Detroit Mercy also took the #0 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Detroit Mercy are $20,047.

Full Detroit Mercy Student Counseling Report

#8

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan

Eastern Michigan University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Eastern Michigan University is a fairly large public school situated in Ypsilanti, Michigan. It awarded 6 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan University are $26,552.

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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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