2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 District of Columbia, there were 21 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 21 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great mental health counseling/counselor programs and cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s mental health counseling/counselor students in 2019-2020.

GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824.

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#2

Gallaudet University

Washington, District of Columbia

$18,706 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gallaudet University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Gallaudet also took the #0 spot in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gallaudet are $18,706, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor (Income $0-$30k)

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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