2024 Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Ranked #28 in popularity, mental health counseling/counselor is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of mental health counseling/counselor. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 14 master's degrees in mental health counseling/counselor during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on mental health counseling/counselor students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other mental health counseling/counselor students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized mental health counseling/counselor related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for mental health counseling/counselor students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Mental Health Counseling/Counselor in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in mental health counseling/counselor.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Master's in Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

1

Idaho State University
Pocatello, ID

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Idaho State University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in mental health counseling/counselor. ISU is a large public university located in the small city of Pocatello.More information about a master’s in mental health counseling/counselor from Idaho State University

2

Westminster College Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Westminster College Utah is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a master’s in mental health counseling/counselor from Westminster College Utah

Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Colleges by State

Explore the best mental health counseling/counselor schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	287	0
Idaho	145	14

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Rankings in Majors Related to Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

Mental Health Counseling/Counselor is one of 13 different types of Mental & Social Health Services programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	95
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	43
Genetic Counseling/Counselor	18
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	11

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.