2026 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools Schools in the Outlying Areas Region
[Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools](/majors/health-care-professions/mental-social-health-services/mental-health-counseling-counselor/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value mental health counseling/counselor schools schools.
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2026 Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools Schools in the Outlying Areas Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in mental health counseling/counselor schools, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools Schools
Bayamon Central University earned the #1 spot for value among mental health counseling/counselor schools schools in the Outlying Areas Region. Located in the city of Bayamón, Bayamon Central University is a small private not-for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $5,986. Students borrow a median of $12,125 to complete the mental health counseling/counselor schools program here. Mental Health Counseling/counselor Schools graduates of Bayamon Central University earn a median of $16,061 early in their careers. Set against $12,125 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Bayamon Central University admits about 66% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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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