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2025 Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools in New Jersey

5 Colleges in New Jersey
122 Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Degrees Awarded
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #118 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of mental health counseling/counselor. Combined, these schools handed out 122 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 New Jersey The mental health counseling/counselor program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for mental health counseling/counselor schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Rankings by Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
Doctor's Degrees in Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools in New Jersey list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor in New Jersey

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the mental health counseling/counselor degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top New Jersey Schools in Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

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Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NJ
36 Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Degrees Awarded

Monmouth University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Located in the large suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 15th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were about 36 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at Monmouth in the most recent year we have data available.

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Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NJ

Every student who is interested in mental health counseling/counselor has to take a look at Rider University. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #323 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Rider is a great university overall.

There were roughly 20 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at Rider 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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Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NJ
60.0% Growth in Graduates

Seton Hall University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Located in the suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #283 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Seton Hall is a great university overall.

There were about 25 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at Seton Hall in the most recent year we have data available.

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Stockton University
Galloway, NJ
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NJ

Stockton University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Located in the rural area of Galloway, Stockton State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 19th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were approximately 17 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at Stockton State in the most recent data year.

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Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NJ

Rowan is a large public university located in the large suburb of Glassboro. This university ranks 13th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were approximately 3 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at Rowan in the most recent data year.

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Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 782
Pennsylvania 978 232
Maryland 618 97
District of Columbia 441 19
Delaware 345 27

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One of 13 majors within the Mental & Social Health Services area of study, Mental Health Counseling/Counselor has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 110
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 39
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 22
Genetic Counseling/Counselor 6

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