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2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
195 Degrees Awarded
$19,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 the Far Western US region, there were 250 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 195 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the mental health counseling/counselor program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#1

Southern Oregon University

Ashland, Oregon
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Oregon University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. Ashland, Oregon is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern Oregon University, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Oregon University are $23,445, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Southern Oregon University

#2

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Francisco State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. San Francisco, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree mental health counseling/counselor students with aid list, SFSU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SFSU are $17,944.

Full SFSU Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report

#3

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Washington University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Bellingham, Washington, this fairly large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s mental health counseling/counselor students in 2019-2020.

WWU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WWU are $24,105, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Western Washington University

#4

Northwest University

Kirkland, Washington
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Northwest University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kirkland, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwest University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwest University are $18,616, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Northwest University Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report

#5

Brandman University

Irvine, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brandman University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 2 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2019-2020.

Brandman also made our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brandman University are $12,540, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Brandman

#6

University of Redlands

Redlands, California
#4 in overall quality

University of Redlands ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Redlands, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s mental health counseling/counselor students in 2019-2020.

University of Redlands did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Redlands are $22,852.

Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at University of Redlands

#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, The University of Arizona Global Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. The University of Arizona Global Campus is a large school located in San Diego, California that handed out 13 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAGC, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAGC are $14,664, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at UAGC

#8

Lewis & Clark College

Portland, Oregon
#2 in overall quality

Lewis & Clark College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Portland, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 57 degrees to qualified masters’s mental health counseling/counselor students in 2019-2020.

Lewis and Clark College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lewis & Clark College are $17,550.

Read more about Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Lewis & Clark 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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