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2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
195 Degrees Awarded
$19,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region 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 a Master’s in the Far Western US Region 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.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 250 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 195 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent mental health counseling/counselor programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the mental health counseling/counselor program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Master’s in the Far Western US Region 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 Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Southern Oregon University

Ashland, Oregon
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Oregon University landed the #1 spot on the list. Southern Oregon University is a medium-sized school located in Ashland, Oregon that handed out 19 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Oregon University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Oregon University are $23,445, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Southern Oregon University

#2

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WWU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Washington University are $24,105, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Western Washington University

#3

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the #3 spot on the list. SFSU is a public institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SFSU also made our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at SFSU are $17,944, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full San Francisco State University Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report

#4

Lewis & Clark College

Portland, Oregon
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lewis & Clark College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Lewis & Clark College is a small school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 57 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2019-2020.

Lewis and Clark College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lewis & Clark College are $17,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Lewis & Clark College

#5

Northwest University

Kirkland, Washington
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest University landed the #5 spot on the list. Northwest University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kirkland, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwest University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwest University are $18,616.

Read more about Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Northwest University

#6

University of Redlands

Redlands, California
#4 in overall quality

University of Redlands came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Redlands is a small school located in Redlands, California that handed out 7 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Redlands not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Redlands are $22,852, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Redlands Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report

#7

Brandman University

Irvine, California
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Brandman University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Brandman University is a fairly large school located in Irvine, California that handed out 2 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2019-2020.

Brandman also took the #3 spot in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brandman University are $12,540.

Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Brandman University

#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, The University of Arizona Global Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. San Diego, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

UAGC also took the #10 spot in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAGC are $14,664, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at UAGC

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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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