2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor in the Rocky Mountains Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 72 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 27 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

More Ways to Rank Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree mental health counseling/counselor students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho

#1 in overall quality

$26,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Idaho State University landed the #1 spot on the list. ISU is located in Pocatello, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to qualified students.

ISU also made our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ISU are $26,548.

Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Idaho State University

#2

University of Phoenix - Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

#2 in overall quality

$16,752 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Utah landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this small private for-profit school handed out 13 degrees to qualified masters’s mental health counseling/counselor students in 2019-2020.

UOPX - Utah also took the #2 spot in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Phoenix - Utah are $16,752, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at University of Phoenix - Utah

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

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.

Featured Schools

Request Info

Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs ... Learn More >