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2023 Best Value Student Counseling Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$10,602 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,166 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Student Counseling Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 336 degrees and certificates were awarded to student counseling students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #40 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Student Counseling Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for student counseling students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

Check out the student counseling doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Student Counseling

#1

Governors State University

University Park, IL

Our analysis found Governors State University to be the best value school for student counseling students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Illinois. Located in the rural area of University Park, GSU is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GSU are $8,320 per year.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Governors State University

Out of the 3 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the # 2 spot on the list. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NIU are $11,390 a year.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Northern Illinois University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend National Louis University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NLU are $12,096 per year.

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Best Value Student Counseling Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 185
Ohio 285
Indiana 316
Wisconsin 192

Student Counseling is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Student Counseling

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
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More about our data sources and methodologies.

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