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2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

12 Ranked Colleges
38 Degrees Awarded
$23,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 the Great Lakes region, there were 1,375 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,580 and $39,464 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 38 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the student counseling program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree student counseling students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 12 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.

NIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Illinois University are $11,086, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Governors State University

University Park, Illinois
#11 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Governors State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in University Park, Illinois, this small public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s student counseling students in 2019-2020.

GSU also made our “Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #11. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Governors State University are $14,674.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a fairly large school located in Carbondale, Illinois that handed out 1 doctorate’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Indiana University - Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.

IU Bloomington also took the #1 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Indiana University - Bloomington Student Counseling Report

#5

National Louis University

Chicago, Illinois
#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend National Louis University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s student counseling students in 2019-2020.

NLU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NLU are $12,096, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, Indiana
#8 in overall quality

Indiana State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Indiana State University is a public institution located in Terre Haute, Indiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Indiana State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana State are $15,346.

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#7

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#12 in overall quality

Wayne State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #7. Wayne State is a public institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215.

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#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Kent, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s student counseling degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Kent State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State University at Kent are $21,952.

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#9

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

Western Michigan University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Western Michigan University is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WMU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WMU are $31,355, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Western Michigan University

#7 in overall quality

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.

UC also made our “Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Student Counseling Report

#3 in overall quality

Miami University - Oxford landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large school located in Oxford, Ohio that handed out 1 doctorate’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Miami University - Oxford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Miami University - Oxford are $31,697, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Miami University - Oxford

#9 in overall quality

Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. OHIO Athens is a large school located in Athens, Ohio that handed out 3 doctorate’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio University - Athens Campus are $17,712.

Full OHIO Athens 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%.

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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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