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2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
86 Degrees Awarded
$10,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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 an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor (Income $75-$110k)

#1

Elgin Community College

Elgin, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elgin Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Elgin, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified associates’s mental health counseling/counselor students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree mental health counseling/counselor students whose families make $75-$110k list, ECC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Elgin Community College is $7,348 for Associate Degree Mental Health Counseling/Counselor students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full ECC Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report

#2

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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Highline College landed the #2 spot on the list. Highline College is located in Des Moines, Washington and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 associates’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to qualified students.

Highline did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $10,627 for associate degree mental health counseling/counselor students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Highline College.

Full Highline College Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k. Austin Community College District is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 13 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 $75-$110k list, Austin Community College District has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Austin Community College District is $11,596 for associate degree mental health counseling/counselor students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Austin Community College District Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report

#4

Mt. Hood Community College

Gresham, Oregon
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mt. Hood Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Mt. Hood Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Gresham, Oregon. It awarded 17 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 $75-$110k list, MHCC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for MHCC is $9,574 for associate degree mental health counseling/counselor students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Mt. Hood Community College Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report

#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 $75-$110k 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for CCRI is $8,747 for Associate Degree Mental Health Counseling/Counselor students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Community College of Rhode Island

#6

Community College of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#3 in overall quality

Community College of Denver ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k list. 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 took the #3 spot in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Community College of Denver is $14,202 for associate degree mental health counseling/counselor students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at CCD

#7

Skagit Valley College

Mount Vernon, Washington
#7 in overall quality

Skagit Valley College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Skagit Valley College is located in Mount Vernon, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 associates’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to qualified students.

Skagit Valley College also made our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Skagit Valley College is $12,702 for associate degree mental health counseling/counselor students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Skagit Valley College

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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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