2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services (Income $48-$75k) in Montana

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services is the 70th most popular major in the country with 12,388 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Montana, there were 58 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 56 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,863 and $41,012 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent counselor education/school counseling and guidance services programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the counselor education/school counseling and guidance services program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for montana master’s degree counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services (Income $48-$75k) in Montana

#1

Montana State University - Northern

Havre, Montana

#3 in overall quality

$20,255 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University - Northern. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $48-$75k list. Montana State University - Northern is a public institution located in Havre, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Montana State University - Northern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Montana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University - Northern are $20,255, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Montana State University - Northern Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report

#2

Montana State University - Billings

Billings, Montana

#2 in overall quality

$20,243 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University - Billings landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Billings, Montana, and it awarded 21 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.

Montana State University - Billings also made our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Montana” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University - Billings are $20,243, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Montana State University - Billings Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report

#3

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana

#1 in overall quality

$23,242 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Montana. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Missoula, Montana, this medium-sized public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students in 2019-2020.

UM also made our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Montana” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UM are $23,242.

Read full report on Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services at UM

#4

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

$21,446 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Bozeman, Montana, this fairly large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MSU Bozeman, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in Montana” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at MSU Bozeman are $21,446.

Full MSU Bozeman Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services (Income $48-$75k) in the Rocky Mountains Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services (Income $48-$75k)

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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