2025 Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools in Minnesota
4Colleges in Minnesota
1,453Mental 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.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools in Minnesota ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,453 degrees in mental health counseling/counselor to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Mental Health Counseling/Counselor School
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
The mental health counseling/counselor school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools in Minnesota.
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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Best Schools for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor in Minnesota
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 Minnesota Schools in Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
Any student pursuing a degree in mental health counseling/counselor needs to take a look at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were approximately 19 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Winona State University if you wish to pursue a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Winona State is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Winona. A Best Colleges rank of #330 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Winona State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 9 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at Winona State in the most recent data year.
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.
35Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Degrees Awarded
Every student pursuing a degree in mental health counseling/counselor needs to take a look at Minnesota State University - Mankato. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 35 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent year we have data available.
Bethel University Minnesota is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Located in the large suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 14th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 18 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at Bethel University Minnesota in the most recent data year.
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).