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

Ranked #19 in popularity, counseling psychology is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Florida to determine which ones were the most popular for counseling psychology students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 280 master's degrees in counseling psychology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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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. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Counseling Psychology in Florida ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of counseling psychology students usually has them for a 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 is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for counseling psychology.

 

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

The following list ranks 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

Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL

170 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In FL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Nova Southeastern University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in counseling psychology. NUS Florida is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in counseling psychology in Florida.

There were approximately 170 counseling psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at NUS Florida in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in counseling psychology from Nova Southeastern University

2

Carlos Albizu University - Miami
Miami, FL

69 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In FL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Carlos Albizu University - Miami is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in counseling psychology. Located in the small city of Miami, Carlos Albizu University - Miami is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in counseling psychology in Florida.

There were approximately 69 counseling psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at Carlos Albizu University - Miami in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in counseling psychology from Carlos Albizu University - Miami

3

Barry University
Miami, FL

35 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in counseling psychology has to take a look at Barry University. Barry University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Miami. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for master's degrees in counseling psychology in Florida.

There were about 35 counseling psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at Barry University in the most recent data year.

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

4

Palm Beach Atlantic University
West Palm Beach, FL

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In FL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Palm Beach Atlantic University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in counseling psychology. Palm Beach Atlantic is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of West Palm Beach. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in counseling psychology in Florida.

There were approximately 6 counseling psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at Palm Beach Atlantic in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in counseling psychology from Palm Beach Atlantic University

5

South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary
Deerfield Beach, FL

Located in the city of Deerfield Beach, South Florida Bible College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. More information about a master’s in counseling psychology from South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary

5

Rollins College
Winter Park, FL

Located in the large suburb of Winter Park, Rollins is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. More information about a master’s in counseling psychology from Rollins College

 

Best Counseling Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	361	88
Virginia	305	581
Tennessee	296	126
South Carolina	251	27
Alabama	248	242
Kentucky	248	435
Louisiana	235	42
Mississippi	205	9
Arkansas	184	1

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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.

Majors Similar to Counseling Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Applied Behavior Analysis	275
Clinical Psychology	137
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	67
Applied Psychology	63
Forensic Psychology	49
School Psychology	39
Community Psychology	27
Educational Psychology	22
Other Psychology & Counseling	5

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.