2022 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Mental Health Counseling/Counselor is the 126th most popular major in the country with 6,851 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,284 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 13 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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 Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree mental health counseling/counselor students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Austin Community College District

Austin, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$8,877 Average Net Price

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 13 associates’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Austin Community College District is $8,877 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Mental Health Counseling/Counselor students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Austin Community College District

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor (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.

Featured Schools

Request Info

Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs ... Learn More >