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2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k

9 Ranked Colleges
319 Degrees Awarded
$13,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master's in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Arkansas, there were 355 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,100 and $35,138 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 319 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling (Income $30-$48k) in Arkansas

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school awarded 34 diplomas to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2019-2020.

UARK also made our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas are $22,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UARK Student Counseling Report

#2

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, Arkansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Russellville, Arkansas, this fairly large public school awarded 56 degrees to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2019-2020.

ATU also made our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at ATU are $12,087, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full ATU Student Counseling Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k list. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Jonesboro, Arkansas that handed out 36 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

A-State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arkansas State University - Main Campus are $11,586.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Arkansas State University - Main Campus

#4

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harding University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k list. Harding University is a small school located in Searcy, Arkansas that handed out 51 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Harding, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Harding are $11,928.

Full Harding Student Counseling Report

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the #5 spot on the list. UCA is a fairly large school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 68 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

UCA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCA are $11,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Student Counseling at University of Central Arkansas

With a ranking of #6, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Magnolia, Arkansas, this small public school awarded 36 diplomas to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2019-2020.

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus are $9,810, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Student Counseling Report

University of Arkansas at Little Rock came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Little Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UA Little Rock, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas at Little Rock are $14,884, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Student Counseling at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

#8

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, Arkansas

Henderson State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. Henderson State University is a small public school situated in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. It awarded 2 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Henderson State University, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Henderson State University are $8,612, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Henderson State University

#9

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, Arkansas
#7 in overall quality

John Brown University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k list. Siloam Springs, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

JBU also made our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at JBU are $13,920, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full John Brown University Student Counseling Report

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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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