2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Counseling Psychology is the 81st most popular major in the country with 9,220 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Missouri, there were 245 counseling psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 240 counseling psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,588 and $39,214 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in counseling psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent counseling psychology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the counseling psychology 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 Counseling Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Counseling Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in Missouri

#1

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$16,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k. UCM is a public institution located in Warrensburg, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCM also made our “Best Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCM are $16,394, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Avila University

Kansas City, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$7,798 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Avila University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k list. Avila University is a small school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 17 masters’s counseling psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Avila did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Avila University are $7,798, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$13,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Webster University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k. Webster is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 160 masters’s counseling psychology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Webster, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Webster are $13,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Counseling Psychology at Webster University

#4

Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies

Fayette, Missouri

#5 in overall quality

$6,435 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k list. CMU CGES is located in Fayette, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s counseling psychology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CMU CGES, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CMU CGES are $6,435, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Counseling Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Counseling Psychology (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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