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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor (Income $75-$110k) in Illinois

6 Ranked Colleges
123 Degrees Awarded
$18,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master's in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across Illinois, there were 138 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 123 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor (Income $75-$110k) in Illinois

#1

National Louis University

Chicago, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Louis University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s mental health counseling/counselor students in 2019-2020.

NLU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NLU are $12,096, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Lewis University

Romeoville, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k list. Lewis is a private not-for-profit institution located in Romeoville, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lewis also made our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lewis are $14,780, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Lewis University

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 9 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech also made our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Tech are $30,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Illinois Institute of Technology Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern Illinois University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s mental health counseling/counselor students in 2019-2020.

Northeastern Illinois University also made our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern Illinois University are $17,032.

Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Northeastern Illinois University

#5

Roosevelt University

Chicago, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Roosevelt University landed the #5 spot on the list. Roosevelt is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to qualified students.

Roosevelt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Roosevelt University are $21,605, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Roosevelt University

#6

Bradley University

Peoria, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Bradley University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Peoria, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 36 diplomas to qualified masters’s mental health counseling/counselor students in 2019-2020.

Bradley also took the #1 spot in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bradley University are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Bradley

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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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