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Pocatello, Idaho has 2 accredited schools offering counseling programs. Pocatello has a population of about 58,231. In the Pocatello, ID metro area, the top-earning counseling-related role is Social and Community Service Manager at a median $71,510 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer counseling programs near Pocatello, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Pocatello city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS). To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked against schools at the same credential level:
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Pocatello. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Idaho schools on the Idaho counseling page.
Pocatello is part of the Pocatello, ID metro area (BLS area code 38540). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Idaho statewide.
| Occupation | Median Wage | Source | COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselor | $61,860 | Pocatello, ID | $69,584 |
| Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselor and Advisor | $60,320 | ID statewide | $67,852 |
| Marriage and Family Therapist | $62,700 | ID statewide | $70,529 |
| Rehabilitation Counselor | $50,290 | Pocatello, ID | $56,569 |
| Counselor, All Other | N/A | ID statewide | – |
| Social and Community Service Manager | $71,510 | Pocatello, ID | $80,439 |
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 88.9 (below U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
| Counseling-related employment in Bannock County | 1,886 workers, 254 establishments | BLS QCEW 2024 annual |
Our directory has 2 accredited schools offering counseling programs near Pocatello. The closest is Idaho State University in Pocatello, ID (1.6 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Utah State University (84.9 miles). 2 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying counseling-related roles near Pocatello are: Social and Community Service Manager ($71,510), Marriage and Family Therapist ($62,700), Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselor ($61,860). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Idaho statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Idaho Falls, ID is 47.7 miles from Pocatello and has its own set of local counseling programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
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Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Pocatello:
Data verified: August 31, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
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