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Coos Bay, Oregon has 2 accredited schools offering mental health counseling programs, with tuition ranging from $16,137 to $44,598 per year for indexed programs. Coos Bay has a population of about 15,867. Median household income is $55,292 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 21.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In Oregon, the top-earning mental health counseling-related role is Clinical and Counseling Psychologist at a median $134,350 annually (BLS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer mental health counseling programs near Coos Bay, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Coos Bay 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 Coos Bay. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Oregon schools on the Oregon mental health counseling page.
| Occupation | Median Annual Wage (Oregon, statewide) |
|---|---|
| Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselor | $74,590 |
| Marriage and Family Therapist | $91,520 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychologist | $134,350 |
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker | $68,210 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 15,867 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $55,292 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 21.4% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
Our directory has 2 accredited schools offering mental health counseling programs near Coos Bay. The closest is Bushnell University in Eugene, OR (73.8 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is University of Oregon (73.9 miles). 2 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
Based on BLS May 2025 state wage data, the top-paying mental health counseling-related roles in Oregon are: Clinical and Counseling Psychologist ($134,350), Marriage and Family Therapist ($91,520), Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselor ($74,590). Wages for Coos Bay workers will track these statewide medians, adjusted for local cost of living.
Roseburg, OR is 45.6 miles from Coos Bay and has its own set of local mental health counseling programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Coos Bay’s median household income of $55,292 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Coos Bay while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Oregon public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Coos Bay:
Data verified: August 11, 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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