2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region 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 the Southeast region, there were 4,111 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,154 and $44,151 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3,489 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 121 colleges that offer a degree 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.
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 student counseling program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 37 diplomas to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2019-2020.
UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Vanderbilt University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 51 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Vanderbilt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt are $50,624, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
UNC Chapel Hill also took the #24 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William & Mary. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Williamsburg, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.
William & Mary did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at William & Mary are $34,800.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.
Florida State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of Central Florida ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Central Florida is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 76 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
UCF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Florida are $28,657, but some majors have different tuition rates.
North Carolina State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 59 diplomas to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2019-2020.
NC State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Florida International University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. Florida International University is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 14 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Wake Forest University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 104 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree student counseling students whose families make $0-$30k list, Wake Forest University has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wake Forest University are $39,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Georgia landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. UGA is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 47 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
UGA also made our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read full report on Student Counseling at University of Georgia
With a ranking of #12, University of North Florida did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of North Florida is a fairly large school located in Jacksonville, Florida that handed out 20 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Florida are $21,930, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
The University of West Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #13. UWF is a fairly large public school situated in Pensacola, Florida. It awarded 13 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of West Florida are $24,894.
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Citadel Military College of South Carolina ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and it awarded 19 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree student counseling students whose families make $0-$30k list, The Citadel has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The Citadel are $18,540.
Florida Atlantic University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. FAU is a large school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 56 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
FAU also made our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #22. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at FAU are $18,482.
With a ranking of #16, Appalachian State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Appalachian State University is a large public school situated in Boone, North Carolina. It awarded 41 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree student counseling students whose families make $0-$30k list, Appalachian State has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Appalachian State are $21,439, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This large school is located in Charlottesville, Virginia, and it awarded 19 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree student counseling students whose families make $0-$30k list, University of Virginia has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about Student Counseling at University of Virginia
Florida Gulf Coast University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #18. Florida Gulf Coast University is a public institution located in Fort Myers, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 38 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at FGCU are $31,216.
With a ranking of #19, Northern Kentucky University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Kentucky University are $17,358, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UNC Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 41 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
UNC Greensboro did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Greensboro are $21,918, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Marshall University landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Marshall University is a public institution located in Huntington, West Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 49 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Marshall University are $21,162, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Virginia Tech landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 20 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.
Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Augusta University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #23. Augusta University is a public institution located in Augusta, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 27 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Augusta University are $20,712, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Mississippi came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Mississippi is located in University, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ole Miss are $25,099.
Read more about Student Counseling at University of Mississippi
Louisiana Tech University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Ruston, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana Tech University are $12,690, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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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- *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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