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2025 Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools in the Southwest Region

19 Colleges in the Southwest Region
1,698 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.

College Factual looked at 19 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,698 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 the Southwest Region Your choice of mental health counseling/counselor school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
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 the Southwest Region 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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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor in the Southwest Region

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.

10 Top Southwest Region Schools in Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AZ
719 Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Degrees Awarded

Grand Canyon University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #144 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Grand Canyon University is a great university overall.

There were roughly 719 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at Grand Canyon University in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In TX
58 Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Degrees Awarded

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public university with a small student population.

There were about 58 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at TTUHSC in the most recent year we have data available.

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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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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In AZ
40 Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Degrees Awarded

University of Arizona is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #110 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.

There were approximately 40 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In AZ
150 Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Degrees Awarded

University of Phoenix - Arizona is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the large city of Phoenix. A Best Colleges rank of #83 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UOPX - Arizona is a great university overall.

There were approximately 150 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at UOPX - Arizona in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TX
45 Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Degrees Awarded

Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #573 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means TWU is a great university overall.

There were about 45 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at TWU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in mental health counseling/counselor from Texas Woman’s University

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UST is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Houston. A Best Colleges rank of #1011 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UST is a great university overall.More information about a degree in mental health counseling/counselor from University of St. Thomas

7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
37 Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #221 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NAU is a great university overall.More information about a degree in mental health counseling/counselor from Northern Arizona University

8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In TX
10.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Houston, HBU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 67th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 20 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at HBU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in mental health counseling/counselor from Houston Baptist University

9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX
112 Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #567 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UTSA is a great university overall.

There were roughly 112 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at UTSA in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in mental health counseling/counselor from The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
20th Most Popular In TX

OLLU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of San Antonio. A Best Colleges rank of #1196 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means OLLU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 1 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at OLLU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in mental health counseling/counselor from Our Lady of the Lake University

Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Colleges by State

Explore the best mental health counseling/counselor schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 905 577
Arizona 670 783
New Mexico 416 28

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Mental Health Counseling/Counselor is one of 13 different types of Mental & Social Health Services programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 979
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician 625
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 408
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 313
Clinical/Medical Social Work 291
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 236
Genetic Counseling/Counselor 29
Trauma Counseling 10
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling 5
Hospice and Palliative Care 3

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