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2025 Best Counseling Psychology Schools in New York

5 Colleges in New York
141 Counseling Psychology Degrees Awarded
Ranked #90 in popularity, counseling psychology 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 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Counseling Psychology Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 141 degrees in counseling psychology annually.

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Choosing a Great Counseling Psychology School

Best Counseling Psychology Schools in New York The counseling psychology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Counseling Psychology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for counseling psychology 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 Counseling Psychology Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Counseling Psychology
Doctor's Degrees in Counseling Psychology

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 Counseling Psychology Schools in New York 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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Best Schools for Counseling Psychology in New York

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

Top New York Schools in Counseling Psychology

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In NY
9.1% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in counseling psychology has to take a look at Columbia University in the City of New York. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were approximately 11 counseling psychology students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in counseling psychology from Columbia University in the City of New York

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY
36.4% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in counseling psychology has to look into Fordham University. Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #67 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Fordham U is a great university overall.

There were roughly 11 counseling psychology students who graduated with this degree at Fordham U in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in counseling psychology from Fordham University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NY
33.3% Growth in Graduates

University at Buffalo is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in counseling psychology. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 18th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 9 counseling psychology students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in counseling psychology from University at Buffalo

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY

University at Albany is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in counseling psychology. Located in the medium-sized city of Albany, UAlbany is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 27th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

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

More information about a degree in counseling psychology from University at Albany

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Manhattan College
Riverdale, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
14.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Riverdale, Manhattan is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 57th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 14 counseling psychology students who graduated with this degree at Manhattan in the most recent data year.

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Best Counseling Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Counseling Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 978 654
Maryland 618 103
New Jersey 614 88
District of Columbia 441 41
Delaware 345 4

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One of 17 majors within the Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology area of study, Counseling Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Forensic Psychology 675
School Psychology 518
Industrial & Organizational Psychology 279
Applied Behavior Analysis 275
Applied Psychology 235
Clinical Psychology 219
Educational Psychology 102
Other Psychology & Counseling 14
Clinical Child Psychology 6
Health/Medical Psychology 5

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