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2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $48-$75k

9 Ranked Colleges
316 Degrees Awarded
$14,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master's in Kentucky For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Kentucky, there were 337 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,360 and $39,029 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 316 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,847 and $34,311 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in student counseling. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent student counseling 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 student counseling program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling (Income $48-$75k) in Kentucky

#1

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, Kentucky

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Cumberlands. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $48-$75k. Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit institution located in Williamsburg, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 136 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our kentucky master’s degree student counseling students whose families make $48-$75k list, Cumberlands has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cumberlands are $4,582, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, Kentucky

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $48-$75k list. Highland Heights, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our kentucky master’s degree student counseling students whose families make $48-$75k list, NKU has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Kentucky University are $17,358.

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#3

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Murray State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $48-$75k. Murray State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Murray, Kentucky. It awarded 13 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Murray State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Murray State are $14,400.

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#4

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Kentucky University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Richmond, Kentucky, this fairly large public school handed out 35 diplomas to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2019-2020.

Eastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Kentucky University are $14,500.

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#5

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 54 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

UofL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UofL are $27,575.

Full University of Louisville Student Counseling Report

#6

Morehead State University

Morehead, Kentucky

Morehead State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Morehead, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school handed out 29 degrees to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2019-2020.

Morehead State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Morehead State University are $10,512, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky

Western Kentucky University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, this fairly large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2019-2020.

WKU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WKU are $18,340.

Full Western Kentucky University Student Counseling Report

#8

Spalding University

Louisville, Kentucky

Spalding University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #8. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

Spalding also made our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Spalding University are $12,286, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9

Campbellsville University

Campbellsville, Kentucky
#8 in overall quality

Campbellsville University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $48-$75k list. Campbellsville University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Campbellsville, Kentucky. It awarded 14 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Campbellsville University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Campbellsville University are $8,773, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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