2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling (Income $75-$110k) in Montana

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In 2019-2020, 14,055 people earned their degree in student counseling, making the major the 73rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, student counseling graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,174 and had an average of $42,631 in loans still to pay off.

Across Montana, there were 58 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,300 and $47,896 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 56 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,863 and $41,012 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in student counseling. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality student counseling programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the student counseling program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for montana master’s degree student counseling students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling (Income $75-$110k) in Montana

#1

Montana State University - Northern

Havre, Montana

#3 in overall quality

$20,255 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$50,022 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University - Northern. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $75-$110k list. Montana State University - Northern is located in Havre, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.

Montana State University - Northern also made our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Montana” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University - Northern are $20,255, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Montana State University - Billings

Billings, Montana

#2 in overall quality

$20,243 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$37,856 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University - Billings. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $75-$110k list. This small school is located in Billings, Montana, and it awarded 21 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Montana State University - Billings also made our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Montana” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University - Billings are $20,243, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana

#1 in overall quality

$23,242 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$35,416 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the #3 spot on the list. UM is a medium-sized school located in Missoula, Montana that handed out 21 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

UM also took the #1 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Montana” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UM are $23,242.

Read more about Student Counseling at The University of Montana

#4

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

$21,446 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Bozeman, Montana, and it awarded 5 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Montana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University are $21,446, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling (Income $75-$110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling (Income $75-$110k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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