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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor (Income $48-$75k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

1 Ranked Colleges
27 Degrees Awarded
$26,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 72 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 27 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

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.

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. 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 the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor (Income $48-$75k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Idaho State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Idaho State University is a public institution located in Pocatello, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ISU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ISU are $26,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Idaho State University 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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