2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 the New England region, there were 795 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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 mental health counseling/counselor program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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 Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree mental health counseling/counselor students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

Springfield College

Springfield, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$33,535 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Springfield College landed the #1 spot on the list. Springfield College is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to qualified students.

Springfield College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Springfield College are $33,535, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Springfield College Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report

#2

American International College

Springfield, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$12,717 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, American International College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s mental health counseling/counselor students in 2019-2020.

AIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at American International College are $12,717, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at American International College

#3

Lesley University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$19,050 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lesley University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Lesley is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to qualified students.

Lesley also took the #1 spot in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lesley University are $19,050.

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

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor (Income $30-$48k)

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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