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2024 Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools in the Southwest Region

27 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 reviewed 27 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of mental health counseling/counselor. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,698 degrees in mental health counseling/counselor during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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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
Doctor'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.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

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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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 decision for students interested in a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public university located in the large city of Lubbock.

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

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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 fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #272 out of 2,217 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 year we have data available.

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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 United States for getting a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #133 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.

There were about 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
5th Most Popular In TX
45 Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Degrees Awarded

Texas Woman's University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #581 out of 2,217 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.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In TX
10.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Houston, HBU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 67th out of 115 schools 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 year we have data available.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX
60 Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Degrees Awarded

Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #73 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 60 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in mental health counseling/counselor from Southern Methodist University

7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In AZ
150 Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Degrees Awarded

UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the large city of Phoenix. A Best Colleges rank of #113 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UOPX - Arizona is a great university overall.

There were roughly 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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8
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 very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #478 out of 2,217 colleges 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 year we have data available.

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St. Mary's University
San Antonio, TX
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In TX

Located in the city of San Antonio, St. Mary's is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 51st out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 16 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at St. Mary's in the most recent year we have data available.

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10
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
18th Most Popular In TX
25.0% Growth in Graduates

Austin Community College District is a fairly large public college located in the city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #640 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Austin Community College District is a great college overall.

There were approximately 8 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at Austin Community College District in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Colleges by State

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

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Texas905577
Arizona670783
New Mexico41628

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

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling979
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician625
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions408
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling313
Clinical/Medical Social Work291
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling236
Genetic Counseling/Counselor29
Trauma Counseling10
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling5
Hospice and Palliative Care3

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