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2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
142 Degrees Awarded
$23,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master's in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 6,851 people earned their degree in mental health counseling/counselor, making the major the 126th most popular in the United States.

Across Michigan, there were 142 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 142 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 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.

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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor (Income $0-$30k) in Michigan

#1

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oakland University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 51 degrees to qualified masters’s mental health counseling/counselor students in 2019-2020.

Oakland also took the #4 spot in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oakland University are $24,648.

Full Oakland University Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report

#2

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k. Mount Pleasant, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

Central Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan University are $19,359.

Full Central Michigan University Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report

#3

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 28 degrees to qualified masters’s mental health counseling/counselor students in 2019-2020.

WMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Michigan University are $31,355, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full WMU Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report

#4

Siena Heights University

Adrian, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Siena Heights University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k list. Siena Heights University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Adrian, Michigan. It awarded 36 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Siena Heights University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Siena Heights University are $12,728, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Siena Heights University

#5

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Andrews University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k list. Andrews University is located in Berrien Springs, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to qualified students.

Andrews did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Andrews are $28,910, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Andrews

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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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