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2023 Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$9,321 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,434 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate School for You

With 329 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, student counseling is the #12 most popular major in Alabama.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Alabama 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for student counseling majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

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

#1

University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

Our 2023 rankings named University of West Alabama the best value school in Alabama for student counseling students working on their graduate certificate. University of West Alabama is a medium-sized public school located in the remote area of Livingston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of West Alabama are $6,868 a year.

University of West Alabama not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Student Counseling Graduate Certificate Schools in Alabama list.

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#2

Troy University

Troy, AL

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Troy University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value student counseling schools in Alabama. Located in the remote town of Troy, TROY is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at TROY are $8,550 a year.

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Out of the 6 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAB are $8,100 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UAB is ranked #5 for overall quality for student counseling in Alabama.

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Out of the 6 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University at Montgomery landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Montgomery, AUM is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at AUM are $8,344 a year.

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#5

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

Out of the 6 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the # 5 spot on the list. UA is a very large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UA are $11,470 per year.

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#6

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL

Jacksonville State University 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 #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Jacksonville, Jacksonville State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Jacksonville State University are $10,600 a year.

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Best Value Student Counseling Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 701
Florida 385
Georgia 358
North Carolina 557
Tennessee 239
Kentucky 352
Louisiana 150
South Carolina 224
Mississippi 179
Arkansas 305
West Virginia 83

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

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 6 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Umary.marketing.

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