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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor in Pennsylvania

9 Ranked Colleges
177 Degrees Awarded
$18,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master's in Pennsylvania

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s in Pennsylvania” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across Pennsylvania, there were 215 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 177 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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 Pennsylvania”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor in Pennsylvania

#1

Lock Haven University

Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lock Haven University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list. Located in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, this small public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified masters’s mental health counseling/counselor students in 2019-2020.

LHU also made our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at LHU are $17,379, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at LHU

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Indiana, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school handed out 32 diplomas to qualified masters’s mental health counseling/counselor students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania master’s degree mental health counseling/counselor students list, IUP has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at IUP are $18,207, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report

#3

Lancaster Bible College

Lancaster, Pennsylvania
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lancaster Bible College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list. This small school is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 7 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2019-2020.

Lancaster Bible College also made our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lancaster Bible College are $11,460, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Lancaster Bible College

#4

Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarion University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list. Located in Clarion, Pennsylvania, this small public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s mental health counseling/counselor students in 2019-2020.

Clarion University also took the #7 spot in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clarion University are $13,862, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#5

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list. Located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified masters’s mental health counseling/counselor students in 2019-2020.

WCUPA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WCUPA are $16,758, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full West Chester University of Pennsylvania Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report

#6

Alvernia University

Reading, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

Alvernia University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Reading, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 5 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2019-2020.

Alvernia also made our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Alvernia are $15,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#7

Carlow University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Carlow University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list. Carlow is a small school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 36 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2019-2020.

Carlow not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Carlow are $20,164.

Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Carlow

#8

Gannon University

Erie, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Gannon University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania ranking. Gannon University is located in Erie, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to qualified students.

Gannon did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Gannon are $20,660.

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

#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 23 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2019-2020.

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine also made our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine are $30,578, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

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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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