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2023 Best Value Student Counseling Schools in West Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$7,899 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,662 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Student Counseling School for You

With 83 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, student counseling is the #27 most popular major in West Virginia.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Student Counseling Schools in West Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in West Virginia to see which ones offered the best value programs for student counseling students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in West Virginia

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

Best West Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Student Counseling

#1

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Our analysis found West Virginia University to be the best value school for student counseling students who want to pursue a degree in West Virginia. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public college with a very large student population.

WVU undergraduate students pay an average of $9,144 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

WVU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Student Counseling Schools in West Virginia list.

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#2

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shepherd University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Student Counseling Schools in West Virginia list. Shepherd University is a small public school located in the town of Shepherdstown.

Shepherd University undergraduate students pay an average of $7,784 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

Out of the 4 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshall University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Marshall University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Huntington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Marshall University are $8,552 per year.

Full Student Counseling at Marshall University Report

$7,360 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at American Military University are $7,360 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, American Military University is ranked #2 for overall quality for student counseling in West Virginia.

Full Student Counseling at American Public University System Report

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
Alabama 329
South Carolina 224
Mississippi 179
Arkansas 305

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 4 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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