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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor (Income $0-$30k)

7 Ranked Colleges
57 Degrees Awarded
$24,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 57 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mental health counseling/counselor. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mental health counseling/counselor programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the mental health counseling/counselor 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

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

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 23 degrees to qualified doctorate’s mental health counseling/counselor students in 2019-2020.

UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at UF

#2

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Toledo landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Toledo, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s mental health counseling/counselor students in 2019-2020.

University of Toledo also made our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Toledo are $27,067, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at University of Toledo

#3

Waynesburg University

Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waynesburg University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Waynesburg is located in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to qualified students.

Waynesburg also took the #7 spot in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Waynesburg are $16,320, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Waynesburg University

#4

Springfield College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Springfield College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s mental health counseling/counselor students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree mental health counseling/counselor students whose families make $0-$30k list, Springfield College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Springfield College are $33,535, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Springfield College

#5

Pace University - New York

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pace University - New York. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s mental health counseling/counselor students in 2019-2020.

Pace University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pace University are $33,356, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Pace University Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report

#6

American International College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#9 in overall quality

American International College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. AIC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

AIC also took the #9 spot in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at AIC are $12,717.

Full AIC Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report

#7

Lesley University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Lesley University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Lesley is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to qualified students.

Lesley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lesley University are $19,050, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Lesley University Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 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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