Best Mental Health Counseling Schools Near Victoria, TX (2026)

Victoria, Texas has 3 accredited schools offering mental health counseling programs, with tuition ranging from $7,149 to $23,255 per year for indexed programs. Victoria has a population of about 66,020. In Texas, the top-earning mental health counseling-related role is Clinical and Counseling Psychologist at a median $83,660 annually (BLS, May 2025).


Closest Mental Health Counseling Schools to Victoria

The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer mental health counseling programs near Victoria, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Victoria city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.

How We Rank Schools

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:

  • Graduation rate 30%
  • Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
  • Average net price (lower is better) 20%
  • Retention rate 15%
  • Fully online availability 10%

Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Victoria. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.

Ranked by BOC Score โ€” U.S. Dept. of Education outcome data. Advertising never affects rankings.

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University of Houston-Victoria

Victoria, TX 0.9 miles from Victoria
  • 4 year
  • Campus + Online
52.5 BOC Score
Graduation rate 47%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry $54,467
Avg net price $8,109/yr
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Key stats
  • Retention rate: 63%
  • Programs offered: 25

Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard

Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Texas schools on the Texas mental health counseling page.


Mental Health Counseling Wages Near Victoria

Victoria is part of the Victoria, TX metro area (BLS area code 47020). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Texas statewide.

OccupationMedian WageSourceCOL-Adjusted (US=100)
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselor$46,820Victoria, TX$52,138
Marriage and Family Therapist$46,300TX statewide$51,559
Clinical and Counseling Psychologist$83,660TX statewide$93,163
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker$46,630TX statewide$51,927

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.


Victoria at a Glance

MetricValueSource
Regional Price Parity (US=100)89.8 (below U.S. average)BEA RPP 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many accredited mental health counseling schools are near Victoria, TX?

Our directory has 3 accredited schools offering mental health counseling programs near Victoria. The closest is University of Houston-Victoria in Victoria, TX (1.0 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Texas A&M University-San Antonio (98.6 miles). 3 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.

What are the highest-paying mental health counseling roles near Victoria?

Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying mental health counseling-related roles near Victoria are: Clinical and Counseling Psychologist ($83,660), Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselor ($46,820), Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker ($46,630). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Texas statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.

Should I look at programs in Seguin instead of Victoria?

Seguin, TX is 79.1 miles from Victoria 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.

How do I verify a program is accredited?

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.


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Other Programs Available in Victoria

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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 2024โ€“2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.