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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor (Income $30-$48k)

7 Ranked Colleges
86 Degrees Awarded
$5,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” 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.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor (Income $30-$48k)

#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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Elgin Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. ECC is a medium-sized public school situated in Elgin, Illinois. It awarded 14 associates’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2019-2020.

ECC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $3,717 for Associate Degree Mental Health Counseling/Counselor students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Elgin Community College.

Full ECC Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Austin Community College District is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 associates’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to qualified students.

Austin Community College District also made our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Austin Community College District is $4,362 for associate degree mental health counseling/counselor students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Austin Community College District

#3

Highline College

Des Moines, Washington
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Highline College landed the #3 spot on the list. Des Moines, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Highline also took the #1 spot in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Highline is $5,645 for Associate Degree Mental Health Counseling/Counselor students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Highline

#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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mt. Hood Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Gresham, Oregon, this medium-sized public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified associates’s mental health counseling/counselor students 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 yearly cost to attend MHCC is $5,855 for associate degree mental health counseling/counselor students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at MHCC

#5

Community College of Rhode Island

Warwick, Rhode Island
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Rhode Island landed the #5 spot on the 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 also made our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Community College of Rhode Island is $5,618 for Associate Degree Mental Health Counseling/Counselor students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#6

Community College of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#3 in overall quality

Community College of Denver landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

CCD also made our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend CCD is $8,818 for Associate Degree Mental Health Counseling/Counselor students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Community College of Denver

#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 $30-$48k ranking. This small school is located in Mount Vernon, Washington, and it awarded 10 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 $30-$48k list, Skagit Valley College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Skagit Valley College is $6,853 for Associate Degree Mental Health Counseling/Counselor students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Skagit Valley College 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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