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2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
57 Degrees Awarded
$24,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Getting Aid” 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. 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.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree mental health counseling/counselor students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor (With Aid)

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s mental health counseling/counselor students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree mental health counseling/counselor students with aid list, UF has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at University of Florida

#2

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Toledo. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 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 University of Toledo are $27,067.

Full University of Toledo Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report

#3

Waynesburg University

Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Waynesburg University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. Waynesburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to 4 students 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Waynesburg University are $16,320, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Waynesburg University Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report

#4

American International College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American International College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. American International College is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to qualified students.

AIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 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 AIC are $12,717.

Full American International College Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report

#5

Springfield College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Springfield College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Springfield College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 1 doctorate’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Springfield College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Springfield College are $33,535, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Springfield College

#6

Pace University - New York

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality

Pace University - New York came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Pace University - New York is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 10 doctorate’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2019-2020.

Pace University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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 are $33,356.

Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Pace University

#7

Lesley University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Lesley University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Lesley University is a small school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 11 doctorate’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2019-2020.

Lesley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lesley University are $19,050, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Lesley 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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