2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Counseling Psychology in Maryland

Counseling Psychology is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #19 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Counseling Psychology in Maryland ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 64 master's degrees in counseling psychology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Counseling Psychology School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in counseling psychology matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Counseling Psychology in Maryland ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for counseling psychology, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for counseling psychology.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Counseling Psychology in Maryland

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in counseling psychology.

Most Well Attended Schools for Counseling Psychology Students Working on Their Master's

1

Washington Adventist University
Takoma Park, MD

36 Annual Master's Degrees

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Any student who is interested in a master's degree in counseling psychology has to look into Washington Adventist University. Located in the suburb of Takoma Park, Washington Adventist University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly small student population.

There were roughly 36 counseling psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at Washington Adventist University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bowie State University
Bowie, MD

18 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MD

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Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in counseling psychology has to look into Bowie State University. Located in the large suburb of Bowie, Bowie State University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in counseling psychology in Maryland.

There were roughly 18 counseling psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at Bowie State University in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in counseling psychology from Bowie State University

3

Frostburg State University
Frostburg, MD

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MD

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You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Frostburg State University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in counseling psychology. Frostburg State is a small public university located in the suburb of Frostburg. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in counseling psychology in Maryland.

There were roughly 8 counseling psychology students who graduated with this degree at Frostburg State in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in counseling psychology from Frostburg State University

4

Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, MD

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MD

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Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in counseling psychology needs to take a look at Loyola University Maryland. Loyola Maryland is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in counseling psychology in Maryland.

There were about 2 counseling psychology students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Maryland in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in counseling psychology from Loyola University Maryland

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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore. More information about a master’s in counseling psychology from Johns Hopkins University

 

Best Counseling Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Counseling Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	667	98
Pennsylvania	586	666
District of Columbia	330	22
New Jersey	323	109

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Rankings in Majors Related to Counseling Psychology

One of 16 majors within the Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology area of study, Counseling Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Counseling Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical Psychology	42
Educational Psychology	14
Other Psychology & Counseling	10
School Psychology	7

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.