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2025 Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools in Arizona

4 Colleges in Arizona
995 Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Degrees Awarded
Ranked #118 in popularity, mental health counseling/counselor is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Arizona to determine which ones were the best for mental health counseling/counselor students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 995 degrees in mental health counseling/counselor to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Mental Health Counseling/Counselor School

Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools in Arizona Your choice of mental health counseling/counselor school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Mental Health Counseling/Counselor School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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

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 Schools in Arizona list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor in Arizona

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the mental health counseling/counselor degree levels they offer.

Top Arizona 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 best schools in the country for getting a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were approximately 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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2
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 fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #110 out of 2,152 schools 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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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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3
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 finest schools in the country for getting a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit university located in the large city of Phoenix. A Best Colleges rank of #83 out of 2,152 colleges 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 data year.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
37 Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Northern Arizona University if you want to pursue a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.More information about a degree in mental health counseling/counselor from Northern Arizona University

Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 905 577
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.

Majors Similar to Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

Related Major Annual Graduates
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 494
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 405
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician 384
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 92
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 45
Trauma Counseling 10
Clinical/Medical Social Work 7
Genetic Counseling/Counselor 5
Hospice and Palliative Care 3

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