2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor (Income $48-$75k) in Washington

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Master’s in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 Washington, there were 117 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 80 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,184 and $46,709 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the mental health counseling/counselor program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor (Income $48-$75k) in Washington

#1

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington

$24,105 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. Western Washington University is located in Bellingham, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to qualified students.

WWU also took the #0 spot in our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Washington University are $24,105, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at WWU

#2

Northwest University

Kirkland, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$18,616 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Kirkland, Washington, and it awarded 26 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwest University also made our “Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwest University are $18,616, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s 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.

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