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

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 $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 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 $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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.

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

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

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

#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 $30-$48k list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Waynesburg University

Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waynesburg University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Waynesburg University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. It awarded 4 doctorate’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2019-2020.

Waynesburg did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Waynesburg University are $16,320.

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#3

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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Toledo landed the #3 spot on the list. Toledo, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

University of Toledo also made our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Toledo are $27,067.

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#4

Springfield College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Springfield College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s mental health counseling/counselor students in 2019-2020.

Springfield College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Springfield College are $33,535, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

American International College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American International College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s mental health counseling/counselor students in 2019-2020.

AIC also took the #9 spot in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at American International College are $12,717, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Pace University - New York

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality

Pace University - New York landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Pace University is a fairly large school located in New York, New York that handed out 10 doctorate’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pace University - New York are $33,356.

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#7

Lesley University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Lesley University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This small school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2019-2020.

Lesley also took the #2 spot in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lesley are $19,050, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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