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2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k

15 Ranked Colleges
459 Degrees Awarded
$17,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Counseling Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 9,220 people earned their degree in counseling psychology, making the major the 81st most popular in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 459 counseling psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in counseling psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality counseling psychology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the counseling psychology 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 Counseling Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree counseling psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 15 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Counseling Psychology (Income $30-$48k)

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the #1 spot on the list. UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 41 bachelors’s counseling psychology degrees to qualified students.

UChicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Chicago is $2,800 for Bachelor’s Degree Counseling Psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.

Read more about Counseling Psychology at UChicago

#2

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k. Boston University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s counseling psychology degrees to qualified students.

Boston U also made our “Best Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Boston University is $13,256 for Bachelor’s Degree Counseling Psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Boston University Counseling Psychology Report

#3

Wayne State College

Wayne, Nebraska
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Wayne, Nebraska, this small public school awarded 39 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s counseling psychology students in 2019-2020.

WSC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $11,534 for bachelor’s degree counseling psychology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Wayne State College.

Read full report on Counseling Psychology at WSC

#4

Bob Jones University

Greenville, South Carolina
#11 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bob Jones University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k. Bob Jones University is a small school located in Greenville, South Carolina that handed out 16 bachelors’s counseling psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Bob Jones University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Bob Jones University is $10,902 for bachelor’s degree counseling psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Counseling Psychology at Bob Jones University

#5

Clarks Summit University

South Abington Township, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarks Summit University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in South Abington Township, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s counseling psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

CSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $13,778 for bachelor’s degree counseling psychology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Clarks Summit University.

Read more about Counseling Psychology at CSU

#6

Maryville College

Maryville, Tennessee
#9 in overall quality

Maryville College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Maryville College is a small school located in Maryville, Tennessee that handed out 8 bachelors’s counseling psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Maryville College, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $16,041 for bachelor’s degree counseling psychology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Maryville College.

Read full report on Counseling Psychology at Maryville College

#7

Coker University

Hartsville, South Carolina
#12 in overall quality

Coker University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Hartsville, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s counseling psychology students in 2019-2020.

Coker also took the #12 spot in our “Best Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Coker University is $14,503 for Bachelor’s Degree Counseling Psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Counseling Psychology at Coker

#8

Alaska Pacific University

Anchorage, Alaska
#4 in overall quality

Alaska Pacific University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Alaska Pacific University is located in Anchorage, Alaska and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s counseling psychology degrees to qualified students.

Alaska Pacific also took the #4 spot in our “Best Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $14,365 for bachelor’s degree counseling psychology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Alaska Pacific University.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Counseling Psychology at Alaska Pacific

#9

Toccoa Falls College

Toccoa Falls, Georgia
#13 in overall quality

Toccoa Falls College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Toccoa Falls College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Toccoa Falls, Georgia. It awarded 15 bachelors’s counseling psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree counseling psychology students whose families make $30-$48k list, Toccoa Falls has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $22,888 for Bachelor’s Degree Counseling Psychology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Toccoa Falls College.

Read more about Counseling Psychology at Toccoa Falls

#10

Emmanuel College Massachusetts

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Emmanuel College Massachusetts did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #10. Emmanuel College Massachusetts is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 43 bachelors’s counseling psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Emmanuel Boston also took the #3 spot in our “Best Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Emmanuel Boston is $25,505 for Bachelor’s Degree Counseling Psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Emmanuel College Massachusetts Counseling Psychology Report

#11

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#14 in overall quality

Cornerstone University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Cornerstone University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornerstone also made our “Best Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #14. The estimated yearly cost for Cornerstone is $17,478 for Bachelor’s Degree Counseling Psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Counseling Psychology at Cornerstone

#12

Delaware Valley University

Doylestown, Pennsylvania
#10 in overall quality

Delaware Valley University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. DelVal is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. It awarded 19 bachelors’s counseling psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree counseling psychology students whose families make $30-$48k list, DelVal has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend DelVal is $23,033 for bachelor’s degree counseling psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Counseling Psychology at Delaware Valley University

#8 in overall quality

Johnson & Wales University - Denver landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Johnson & Wales University - Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s counseling psychology degrees to qualified students.

JWU Denver also took the #8 spot in our “Best Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend JWU Denver is $25,025 for Bachelor’s Degree Counseling Psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Counseling Psychology at JWU Denver

#14

Lesley University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

Lesley University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s counseling psychology degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

Lesley also took the #7 spot in our “Best Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $30,430 for Bachelor’s Degree Counseling Psychology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Lesley.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Lesley University Counseling Psychology Report

#15

Johnson & Wales University - Providence

Providence, Rhode Island
#15 in overall quality

Johnson & Wales University - Providence did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #15. JWU Providence is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 45 bachelors’s counseling psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

JWU Providence did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Counseling Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for JWU Providence is $24,024 for Bachelor’s Degree Counseling Psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full JWU Providence Counseling Psychology Report

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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