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2024 Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master's Degree Schools

184 Colleges in the United States
6,632 Master's Degrees
If you pursue a master's degree in mental health counseling/counselor, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #28 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 184 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 6,632 master's degrees in mental health counseling/counselor during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Mental Health Counseling/Counselor School for Your Master's Degree

Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master's Degree Schools Your choice of mental health counseling/counselor for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for mental health counseling/counselor students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.


 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Mental Health Counseling/Counselor in the United States

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for mental health counseling/counselor students seeking a a master's degree. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

25 Top Schools for a Master's in Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
58 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in mental health counseling/counselor has to look into Johns Hopkins University. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in mental health counseling/counselor from Johns Hopkins University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
34 Annual Graduates

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a good choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in mental health counseling/counselor. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis.More information about a master’s in mental health counseling/counselor from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8 Annual Graduates

Loma Linda University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Loma Linda.More information about a master’s in mental health counseling/counselor from Loma Linda University

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
21 Annual Graduates

University of Florida is a great option for students pursuing a master's degree in mental health counseling/counselor. UF is a very large public university located in the city of Gainesville.More information about a master’s in mental health counseling/counselor from University of Florida

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Capella University
Minneapolis, MN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
440 Annual Graduates

Capella University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Capella University is a very large private for-profit university located in the large city of Minneapolis.More information about a master’s in mental health counseling/counselor from Capella University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
20 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in mental health counseling/counselor from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

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Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
12 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in mental health counseling/counselor from Fairfield University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
15 Annual Graduates

University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.More information about a master’s in mental health counseling/counselor from University of Rochester

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Walden University
Minneapolis, MN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
422 Annual Graduates

Walden University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the large city of Minneapolis.More information about a master’s in mental health counseling/counselor from Walden University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
603 Annual Graduates

Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the city of Phoenix.More information about a master’s in mental health counseling/counselor from Grand Canyon University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
18 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in mental health counseling/counselor from George Washington University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
36 Annual Graduates

University of Arizona is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Tucson.More information about a master’s in mental health counseling/counselor from University of Arizona

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
10 Annual Graduates

Located in the distant town of Winona, Winona State is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in mental health counseling/counselor from Winona State University

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in mental health counseling/counselor from Syracuse University

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4 Annual Graduates

U Miami is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Coral Gables.More information about a master’s in mental health counseling/counselor from University of Miami

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Lesley University
Cambridge, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
187 Annual Graduates

Lesley is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.More information about a master’s in mental health counseling/counselor from Lesley University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
51 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Portland, Lewis and Clark College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a master’s in mental health counseling/counselor from Lewis & Clark College

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
31 Annual Graduates

IWU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Marion.More information about a master’s in mental health counseling/counselor from Indiana Wesleyan University

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Yeshiva University
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
10 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of New York, Yeshiva is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in mental health counseling/counselor from Yeshiva University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
28 Annual Graduates

WMU is a large public university located in the small city of Kalamazoo.More information about a master’s in mental health counseling/counselor from Western Michigan University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
21 Annual Graduates

Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Paul.More information about a master’s in mental health counseling/counselor from Bethel University Minnesota

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
25 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in mental health counseling/counselor from East Carolina University

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University of Mary
Bismarck, ND
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
28 Annual Graduates

UMary is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Bismarck.More information about a master’s in mental health counseling/counselor from University of Mary

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in mental health counseling/counselor from Brandman University

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Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
17 Annual Graduates

Hofstra is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Hempstead.More information about a master’s in mental health counseling/counselor from Hofstra University

Rest of the Top Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master's Degree Schools

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John Brown University
Siloam Springs, AR

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor students that almost earned our Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
28 Cambridge College Boston, MA
29 Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT
30 Bradley University Peoria, IL
31 Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH
32 Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL
33 Antioch University - Seattle Seattle, WA
34 University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN
35 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
36 Fordham University Bronx, NY

Mental Health Counseling/Counselor by Region

View the Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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One of 13 majors within the Mental & Social Health Services area of study, Mental Health Counseling/Counselor has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

Related Major Annual Graduates
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 2,948
Clinical/Medical Social Work 2,051
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 1,561
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 511
Genetic Counseling/Counselor 286
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 285
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling 233
Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy 9
Trauma Counseling 1

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