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2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

10 Ranked Colleges
712 Degrees Awarded
$23,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 760 counseling psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 712 counseling psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Counseling Psychology (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Adams State University

Alamosa, Colorado
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Adams State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Adams State University is a small school located in Alamosa, Colorado that handed out 211 masters’s counseling psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Adams State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Adams State University are $10,551, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 9 masters’s counseling psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Counseling Psychology at Colorado State

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Greeley, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s counseling psychology degrees to 43 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Northern Colorado, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Counseling Psychology 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 University of Northern Colorado are $21,708.

Read more about Counseling Psychology at University of Northern Colorado

#4

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Bozeman, Montana, this fairly large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s counseling psychology students in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at MSU Bozeman are $21,446.

Read more about Counseling Psychology at Montana State University

#5

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Denver. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 55 diplomas to qualified masters’s counseling psychology students in 2019-2020.

DU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Denver Counseling Psychology Report

#6

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#9 in overall quality

Westminster College Utah landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 9 masters’s counseling psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Westminster College Salt Lake also made our “Best Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #9. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Westminster College Utah are $14,669.

Read more about Counseling Psychology at Westminster College Salt Lake

#7

Naropa University

Boulder, Colorado
#8 in overall quality

Naropa University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Boulder, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s counseling psychology degrees to 122 students in 2019-2020.

Naropa also made our “Best Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Naropa University are $22,357, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Counseling Psychology at Naropa University

#8

Regis University

Denver, Colorado
#3 in overall quality

Regis University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. Regis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 60 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Regis U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regis U are $14,322, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Colorado Christian University

Lakewood, Colorado
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Colorado Christian University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. CCU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lakewood, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 115 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado Christian University are $14,626, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Counseling Psychology at CCU

#10

University of Providence

Great Falls, Montana

University of Providence ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Counseling Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Great Falls, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s counseling psychology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

University of Providence not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Providence are $31,500.

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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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