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

3 Ranked Colleges
80 Degrees Awarded
$11,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master's in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across Arkansas, there were 80 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 80 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the mental health counseling/counselor program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The mental health counseling/counselor school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas master’s degree mental health counseling/counselor students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor (Income $30-$48k) in Arkansas

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 22 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2019-2020.

UCA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCA are $11,648, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UCA Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report

#2

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, Arkansas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Henderson State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k. Henderson State University is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to qualified students.

Henderson State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Henderson State University are $8,612, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Henderson State University Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report

#3

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, Arkansas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John Brown University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k list. John Brown University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 43 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

JBU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at John Brown University are $13,920.

Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at JBU

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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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