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2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

10 Ranked Colleges
256 Degrees Awarded
$21,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.

Student Counseling is the 73rd most popular major in the country with 14,055 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 273 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,929 and $44,752 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 256 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in student counseling. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent student counseling programs, but they also cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #1 spot on the list. UW is a fairly large public school situated in Laramie, Wyoming. It awarded 16 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW are $16,615, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Nazarene University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. NNU is located in Nampa, Idaho and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 masters’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree student counseling students list, NNU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwest Nazarene University are $11,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. Greeley, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Northern Colorado, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708.

Full University of Northern Colorado Student Counseling Report

#4

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Montana. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Missoula, Montana, this medium-sized public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2019-2020.

UM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UM are $23,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University of Phoenix - Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Utah. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Phoenix - Utah is a small school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 26 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UOPX - Utah, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UOPX - Utah are $16,752.

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#1 in overall quality

Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 25 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055.

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#7

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 66 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree student counseling students list, UCCS has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs are $25,774, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho

Boise State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Boise, Idaho, this large public school awarded 24 degrees to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2019-2020.

Boise State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boise State are $26,566.

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Montana State University - Northern landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This small school is located in Havre, Montana, and it awarded 9 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Montana State University - Northern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University - Northern are $20,255.

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Montana State University - Billings did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Billings, Montana, this small public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s student counseling students in 2019-2020.

Montana State University - Billings also took the #9 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University - Billings are $20,243, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Montana State University - Billings Student Counseling Report

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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%.

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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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