2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling (Income $30-$48k)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Student Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 14,055 people earned their degree in student counseling, making the major the 73rd most popular in the United States. 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.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality student counseling programs that also have a lower cost than 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The student counseling school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling (Income $30-$48k)

#1

University of Holy Cross

New Orleans, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$12,239 Average Net Price

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Holy Cross landed the #1 spot on the list. UHC is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UHC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Student Counseling Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Holy Cross is $12,239 for bachelor’s degree student counseling students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Student Counseling at UHC

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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