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

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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 South Dakota, there were 44 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,400 and $26,830 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 44 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in student counseling. 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling (Income $48-$75k) in South Dakota

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$16,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$40,473 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. South Dakota State is a public institution located in Brookings, South Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 30 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State also made our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Student Counseling at South Dakota State University

#2

Northern State University

Aberdeen, South Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$11,814 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$43,240 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in South Dakota For Those Making $48-$75k list. NSU is a public institution located in Aberdeen, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NSU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in South Dakota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern State University are $11,814, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling (Income $48-$75k)

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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