2023 Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Student Counseling School for You
In 2020-2021, 13,858 student counseling students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #7 most popular in the country.
There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for student counseling students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Check out the student counseling programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Student Counseling Schools
Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for student counseling students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU are $6,120 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, BYU is ranked #3 for overall quality for student counseling in the Rocky Mountains Region .
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwest Nazarene University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. NNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Nampa.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NNU are $34,390 a year.
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The excellent programs at University of Wyoming helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best student counseling schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . UW is a large public school located in the town of Laramie.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW are $16,957 a year.
UW did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Student Counseling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Montana State University is a great value for student counseling students. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU Bozeman are $28,264 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Northern Colorado are $23,785 per year.
Montana State University - Billings came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Billings, Montana State University - Billings is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Montana State University - Billings are $19,352 per year.
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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for student counseling students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCCS are $22,270 per year.
With a ranking of #8, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on this year’s best value schools for student counseling students. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Colorado State are $31,470 a year.
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Montana State University - Northern did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for student counseling students. It came in at #9 on the list. Montana State University - Northern is a small public school located in the town of Havre.
Montana State University - Northern undergraduate students pay an average of $18,665 in tuition and fees each year.
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The University of Montana ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Student Counseling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Missoula.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UM are $28,476 per year.
Best Student Counseling Colleges by State
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Colorado | 113 |
Utah | 6 |
Idaho | 32 |
Wyoming | 23 |
Montana | 58 |
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Majors Related to Student Counseling
One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, student counseling has other similar majors worth exploring.
Student Counseling Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services | 12,323 |
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services | 1,082 |
Other Student Counseling & Personnel Services | 453 |
Majors Similar to Student Counseling
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
Educational Administration | 46,469 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
Special Education | 36,792 |
General Education | 29,810 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
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