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2023 Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$22,750 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,434 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, student counseling was ranked #22 in the country. In fact 13,840 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for student counseling students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Student Counseling

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our analysis found Concordia University, Chicago to be the best value school for student counseling students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 per year.

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#2

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bradley University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bradley are $17,400 per year.

Bradley also claimed a spot on our Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Indiana Wesleyan University is a great value for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

IWU graduate students pay an average of $13,512 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Lakeland University

Plymouth, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lakeland University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Lakeland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Plymouth.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lakeland are $12,366 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Chicago State University is a great value for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Chicago, CSU is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSU are $15,218 per year.

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Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IU Bloomington are $33,352 per year.

IU Bloomington excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Miami University - Oxford ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Miami University - Oxford are $32,332 a year.

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Eastern Michigan University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate student counseling programs. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.

Eastern Michigan graduate students pay an average of $28,818 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Student Counseling Colleges by State

Explore the best student counseling schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 185
Illinois 336
Ohio 285
Indiana 316
Wisconsin 192

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

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 8 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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