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2023 Best Value Colleges for Student Counseling in the Rocky Mountains Region

11 Ranked Colleges
232 Degrees Awarded
$15,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Student Counseling is the 72nd most popular major in the country with 13,858 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, student counseling graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $44,291 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 232 student counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,159 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The student counseling school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region”.

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Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region.

Top 11 Best Value Colleges for Student Counseling in the Rocky Mountains Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 6 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

BYU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for BYU is $13,474 for Rocky Mountains Region Student Counseling students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

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University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This fairly large school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 23 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

UW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Student Counseling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. It costs about $11,085 for rocky mountains region student counseling students per year to attend University of Wyoming.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Nazarene University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Northwest Nazarene University is located in Nampa, Idaho and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 ’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NNU, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northwest Nazarene University is $21,647 for Rocky Mountains Region Student Counseling students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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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 #4 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region. This fairly large school is located in Greeley, Colorado, and it awarded 27 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Northern Colorado did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Student Counseling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Northern Colorado is $15,570 for rocky mountains region student counseling students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full University of Northern Colorado Student Counseling Report

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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 #5 for the Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Missoula, Montana, this fairly large public school awarded 25 degrees to qualified ’s student counseling students in 2020-2021.

UM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Student Counseling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. It costs about $14,755 for rocky mountains region student counseling students per year to attend The University of Montana.

Read full report on Student Counseling at The University of Montana

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Montana State University
Bozeman, Montana

With a ranking of #6, Montana State University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Bozeman, Montana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s student counseling degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

MSU Bozeman did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Student Counseling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. It costs about $19,453 for Rocky Mountains Region Student Counseling students per year to attend Montana State University.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Student Counseling at MSU Bozeman

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 66 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region student counseling students list, UCCS has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Student Counseling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UCCS is $15,648 for Rocky Mountains Region Student Counseling students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Student Counseling Report

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 17 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

Colorado State also made our “Best Student Counseling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Colorado State is $18,679 for Rocky Mountains Region Student Counseling students.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Student Counseling at Colorado State

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Montana State University - Billings came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Montana State University - Billings is a small school located in Billings, Montana that handed out 19 ’s student counseling degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region student counseling students list, Montana State University - Billings has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Student Counseling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $14,036 for rocky mountains region student counseling students per year to attend Montana State University - Billings.

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Boise State University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #10. Boise State is a public institution located in Boise, Idaho. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Boise State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Student Counseling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Boise State University is $16,153 for Rocky Mountains Region Student Counseling students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Student Counseling at Boise State University

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With a ranking of #11, Montana State University - Northern did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Montana State University - Northern is located in Havre, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s student counseling degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Montana State University - Northern, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Student Counseling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Montana State University - Northern is $12,556 for rocky mountains region student counseling students.

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