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2025 Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools in Michigan

4 Colleges in Michigan
136 Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Degrees Awarded
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #118 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for mental health counseling/counselor students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 136 degrees in mental health counseling/counselor annually.

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Choosing a Great Mental Health Counseling/Counselor School

Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools in Michigan The mental health counseling/counselor program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for mental health counseling/counselor schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Rankings by Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools in Michigan ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor in Michigan

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the mental health counseling/counselor degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Michigan Schools in Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MI

Western Michigan University is a great option for students interested in a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. WMU is a large public university located in the small city of Kalamazoo. A Best Colleges rank of #322 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means WMU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 28 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent data year.

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI

Central Michigan University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #346 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Central Michigan is a great university overall.

There were roughly 26 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at Central Michigan in the most recent data year.

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Bachelors Degree Type
BA in Psychology - Mental Health Program Name

Gain a strong foundation in the concepts involved with mental health therapy and assessment with this specialized online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.

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Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MI
48 Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Degrees Awarded

Oakland University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were roughly 48 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at Oakland in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MI

It's hard to beat Siena Heights University if you wish to pursue a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Located in the town of Adrian, Siena Heights University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were roughly 25 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at Siena Heights University in the most recent data year.

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Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 352
Illinois 870 142
Indiana 737 149
Wisconsin 672 125

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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.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Clinical/Medical Social Work 271
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 104
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 54
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 12
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician 9
Genetic Counseling/Counselor 8
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 5
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling 1

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