2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Montana

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Montana” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 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” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in student counseling. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great student counseling programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the student counseling program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Montana

The colleges and universities below are the best for montana master’s degree student counseling students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Student Counseling in Montana

#1

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 3 schools in the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Missoula, Montana, and it awarded 21 masters’s student counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UM, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Montana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UM are $23,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Student Counseling at The University of Montana

#2

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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Montana list. 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 #3 on our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Montana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University - Northern are $20,255, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Montana State University - Northern

#3

Montana State University - Billings

Billings, Montana

#2 in overall quality

$20,243 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$37,856 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana State University - Billings. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools for a Master’s in Montana. Billings, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s student counseling degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Montana State University - Billings, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Montana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University - Billings are $20,243, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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%.

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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