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2023 Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$22,089 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,434 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate School for You

With 216 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, student counseling is the #65 most popular major in Massachusetts.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Massachusetts to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for student counseling students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

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

2023 Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

Check out the student counseling graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Student Counseling

Our 2023 rankings named Salem State University the best value school in Massachusetts for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Salem State are $8,857 a year.

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#2

Assumption University

Worcester, MA

Out of the 7 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Assumption University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Assumption is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Assumption are $13,856 per year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means American International College is a great value for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. AIC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at AIC are $12,717 per year.

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#4

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, MA

Out of the 7 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Bridgewater State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Bridgewater State is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Bridgewater.

Bridgewater State graduate students pay an average of $11,397 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Cambridge College

Boston, MA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Cambridge College is a great value for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. Cambridge College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Cambridge College graduate students pay an average of $16,409 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Harvard are $52,170 per year. After completing their Graduate Certificate, student counseling graduates from Harvard carry an average student debtload of $19,755.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Harvard is ranked #1 for overall quality for student counseling in Massachusetts.

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#7

Springfield College

Springfield, MA

Springfield College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for student counseling students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Springfield College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Springfield College are $33,535 a year.

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Best Value Student Counseling Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Student Counseling Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 162
Rhode Island 22
New Hampshire 30
Maine 29
Vermont 23

One of 14 majors within the area of study, student counseling has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 7 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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