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2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
86 Degrees Awarded
$5,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Mental Health Counseling/Counselor is the 126th most popular major in the country with 6,851 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 86 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great mental health counseling/counselor programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the mental health counseling/counselor program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree mental health counseling/counselor students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Elgin Community College

Elgin, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Elgin Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. ECC is located in Elgin, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 associates’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ECC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Elgin Community College is $2,384 for associate degree mental health counseling/counselor students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the #2 spot on the list. Austin Community College District is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 13 associates’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree mental health counseling/counselor students whose families make $0-$30k list, Austin Community College District has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Austin Community College District is $3,134 for Associate Degree Mental Health Counseling/Counselor students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3

Highline College

Des Moines, Washington
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Highline College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Highline is a medium-sized school located in Des Moines, Washington that handed out 12 associates’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2019-2020.

Highline also took the #1 spot in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Highline College is $6,896 for associate degree mental health counseling/counselor students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Highline College

#4

Mt. Hood Community College

Gresham, Oregon
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mt. Hood Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. MHCC is a public institution located in Gresham, Oregon. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MHCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Mt. Hood Community College is $6,203 for Associate Degree Mental Health Counseling/Counselor students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5

Community College of Rhode Island

Warwick, Rhode Island
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Rhode Island. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Warwick, Rhode Island, and it awarded 1 associates’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2019-2020.

CCRI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Community College of Rhode Island is $5,485 for associate degree mental health counseling/counselor students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#6

Community College of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#3 in overall quality

Community College of Denver ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. CCD is a medium-sized public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 19 associates’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2019-2020.

CCD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Community College of Denver is $8,025 for associate degree mental health counseling/counselor students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at CCD

#7

Skagit Valley College

Mount Vernon, Washington
#7 in overall quality

Skagit Valley College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Skagit Valley College is a small school located in Mount Vernon, Washington that handed out 10 associates’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Skagit Valley College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $6,905 for associate degree mental health counseling/counselor students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Skagit Valley College.

Read more about Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Skagit Valley College

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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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