2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

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In 2019-2020, 1,228 people earned their degree in vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor, making the major the 383rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 43 vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 27 vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree vocational rehabilitation counseling students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Utah State University

Logan, Utah

#2 in overall quality

$22,598 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Utah State University is a public institution located in Logan, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Utah State University are $22,598.

Full USU Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Report

#2

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

#1 in overall quality

$29,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Idaho is a fairly large school located in Moscow, Idaho that handed out 18 masters’s vocational rehabilitation counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

U of I also made our “Best Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Idaho are $29,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling at University of Idaho

#3

University of Northern Colorado

Greeley, Colorado

$21,708 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large school located in Greeley, Colorado that handed out 1 masters’s vocational rehabilitation counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Northern Colorado Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling (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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