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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
46 Degrees Awarded
$19,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,538 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,052 and $36,187 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 46 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Vallue Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Vallue Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s student counseling degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also took the #4 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Student Counseling at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also made our “Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Student Counseling at Mizzou

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 4 doctorate’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Minnesota State Mankato, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788.

Read more about Student Counseling at Minnesota State Mankato

#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s student counseling students in 2019-2020.

Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613.

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#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Student Counseling Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Kansas State 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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