2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor in Maryland

Mental Health Counseling/Counselor is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #27 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor in Maryland ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 181 master's degrees in mental health counseling/counselor to qualified students.

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

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in mental health counseling/counselor matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor in Maryland ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality mental health counseling/counselor program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for mental health counseling/counselor.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Mental Health Counseling/Counselor in Maryland

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in mental health counseling/counselor.

Most Well Attended Schools for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Students Working on Their Master's

1

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

131 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in mental health counseling/counselor needs to look into Johns Hopkins University. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in mental health counseling/counselor in Maryland.

There were about 131 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent data year.

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Bowie State University
Bowie, MD

30 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Bowie State University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Located in the suburb of Bowie, Bowie State University is a public university with a medium-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in mental health counseling/counselor in Maryland.

There were about 30 mental health counseling/counselor individuals who graduated with this degree at Bowie State University in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in mental health counseling/counselor from Bowie State University

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Hood College
Frederick, MD

20 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Hood College if you wish to pursue a master's degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Hood is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Frederick.

There were roughly 20 mental health counseling/counselor individuals who graduated with this degree at Hood in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	667	856
Pennsylvania	586	110
District of Columbia	330	16
New Jersey	323	122
Delaware	123	27

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Rankings in Majors Related to Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

One of 10 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
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	66
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	17
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	8
Genetic Counseling/Counselor	8

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.