2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Psychology & Counseling in the Far Western US Region

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In 2019-2020, 689 people earned their degree in other psychology and counseling, making the major the 586th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 195 other psychology and counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 172 other psychology and counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Psychology & Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in other psychology and counseling. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other psychology and counseling 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 other psychology and counseling program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Psychology & Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree other psychology & counseling students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Psychology & Counseling in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of San Diego

San Diego, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of San Diego. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Psychology & Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. University of San Diego is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 47 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Psychology & Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USD are $28,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full USD Other Psychology & Counseling Report

#2

Hawaii Pacific University

Honolulu, Hawaii

#2 in overall quality

$20,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Psychology & Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hawaii Pacific University landed the #2 spot on the list. Hawaii Pacific University is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 masters’s other psychology and counseling degrees to qualified students.

Hawaii Pacific University also made our “Best Other Psychology & Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hawaii Pacific University are $20,600, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Other Psychology & Counseling at Hawaii Pacific University

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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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