2025 Best Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in Montana

Student Counseling is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #20 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in Montana ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 56 master's degrees in student counseling to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on student counseling students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other student counseling students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for student counseling to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized student counseling related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for student counseling students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in Montana list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Student Counseling in Montana

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in student counseling.

Top Montana Schools for a Master's in Student Counseling

1

The University of Montana
Missoula, MT

26 Annual Graduates

$41,773 Median Starting Salary

The University of Montana is a wonderful decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in student counseling. UM is a large public university located in the small city of Missoula.

Students who graduate with their master's from the student counseling program report average early career income of $41,773.

More information about a master’s in student counseling from The University of Montana

2

Montana State University - Billings
Billings, MT

18 Annual Graduates

$48,789 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in student counseling has to look into Montana State University - Billings. Located in the city of Billings, Montana State University - Billings is a public university with a small student population.

Student Counseling master's degree recipients from Montana State University - Billings earn a boost of around $3,508 above the typical earnings of student counseling graduates.

More information about a master’s in student counseling from Montana State University - Billings

Best Student Counseling Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Student Counseling Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	185	107
Utah	164	0
Idaho	96	32
Wyoming	53	18

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Rankings in Majors Related to Student Counseling

One of 14 majors within the Education area of study, Student Counseling has other similar majors worth exploring.

Student Counseling Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	56

Majors Similar to Student Counseling

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Curriculum & Instruction	77
Teacher Education Subject Specific	75
Educational Administration	50
Special Education	21
Teacher Education Grade Specific	21
General Education	5

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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