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2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota

6 Ranked Colleges
885 Degrees Awarded
$14,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master's in Minnesota

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 Minnesota” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Minnesota, there were 885 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 885 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,396 and $40,953 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Minnesota”.

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

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor in Minnesota

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota list. Capella University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 444 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our minnesota master’s degree mental health counseling/counselor students list, Capella University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Capella University Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 34 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to qualified students.

Minnesota State Mankato also made our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State University - Mankato are $8,788, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Minnesota State University - Mankato

#3

Walden University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walden University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 356 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2019-2020.

Walden University also made our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Walden University are $10,716.

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

#4

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 20 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845.

Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#5

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethel University Minnesota landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 20 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2019-2020.

Bethel University Minnesota also made our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bethel University Minnesota are $11,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Bethel University Minnesota

#6

Winona State University

Winona, Minnesota
#6 in overall quality

Winona State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Winona, Minnesota, and it awarded 11 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2019-2020.

Winona State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Winona State are $12,378.

Full Winona State 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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