Online Bachelors Degree Programs in Counseling Ranked by Cost of Tuition

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An average tuition of $11,556 annually is charged by colleges and universities across the nation that offer online bachelors degree in counseling programs. In recent years, the average tuition has increased. This change in tuition was around 13.9%. In 2007, the average tuition was $10,150 per year at these online colleges.

The range of tuition at colleges offering online counseling programs at the bachelors level from least to most affordable is shown in the following chart:

Tuition Level Number of Schools
Cheapest 4
Low cost 5
Average cost 5
Most expensive 5

At the high end, schools offering online bachelors degree in counseling programs charge students more than $13,950 in tuition yearly. However, tuition ranging from $3,002 to $5,862 yearly is charged by the cheapest colleges and universities. Arkansas, California, Louisiana, and Minnesota are home to the least costly accredited online counseling bachelors degree schools.

  • Bachelor of Science in Biblical Counseling
  • Bachelor of Arts in Religion in Biblical Counseling
  • Bachelor of Science in Bible – Counseling
  • Bachelor of Ministry in Biblical Counseling
  • Bachelor of Arts in Sociology – Counseling Services
  • Bachelor of Science in Human Development – Counseling
  • Bachelor of Science in Human Services – Counseling
  • B.S. in Human Services / Counseling
  • Bachelor of Arts in Christian Counseling
  • Bachelor in Human Services – Counseling

In 2011, these affordable programs graduated a reported 33% of counseling graduates with bachelors degrees from online colleges and universities in the nation. This represents 31,237 of the 93,656 graduates in the nation. Between 2006 and 2011, the percentage of counseling graduates with bachelors degrees from the lowest cost online colleges and universities has decreased, while the number of graduates has increased by 3,358 graduates annually.

Yearly tuition in the range of $6,302 to $11,260 is charged by other somewhat more costly online counseling bachelors degree schools. Approximately 5 of the 19 online schools offering bachelors degrees in counseling programs in the US charge tuition in this range.

In 2011, 10,203 students received their certificates from these cheap online programs. This represents 11% of the country’s counseling bachelors level graduates. Only 8,061 students graduated from these colleges, only 5 years earlier, in 2006. This is a 27% increase in the number of students graduating from these cheap online schools.

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1. Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, Louisiana $3,002 $10,744
2. World Mission University Los Angeles, California $4,320 $4,320
3. University of Central Arkansas Conway, Arkansas $5,235 $10,470
4. Saint Cloud State University St. Cloud, Minnesota $5,862 $13,796
5. University of Wisconsin Menomonie, Wisconsin $6,302 $14,048
6. University of Phoenix Reno, Nevada $9,780 $9,780
7. Maranatha Baptist Bible College Watertown, Wisconsin $10,500 $10,500
8. Tennessee Temple University Chattanooga, Tennessee $11,250 $11,250
9. Northland International University Dunbar, Wisconsin $11,260 $11,260
10. Lee University Cleveland, Tennessee $11,660 $11,660
11. Bob Jones University Greenville, South Carolina $11,920 $11,920
12. Mid-Continent University Mayfield, Kentucky $12,100 $12,100
13. Mid-America Christian University Oklahoma City, Oklahoma $13,080 $13,080
14. Faulkner University Montgomery, Alabama $13,740 $13,740
15. Southwestern Assemblies of God University Waxahachie, Texas $13,950 $13,950
16. Ohio Christian University Circleville, Ohio $14,600 $14,600
17. Grand Canyon University Phoenix, Arizona $16,500 $16,500
18. Grace College and Theological Seminary Winona Lake, Indiana $21,700 $21,700
19. Northwest Nazarene University Nampa, Idaho $22,810 $22,810

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