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2025 Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools in Pennsylvania

4 Colleges in Pennsylvania
252 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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for mental health counseling/counselor students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 252 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 Pennsylvania 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

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

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools in Pennsylvania ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor in Pennsylvania

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 Pennsylvania Schools in Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In PA

Every student who is interested in mental health counseling/counselor has to take a look at Drexel University. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #115 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Drexel is a great university overall.

There were about 16 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent year we have data available.

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Carlow University
Pittsburgh, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA
17.9% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Carlow University if you want to pursue a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Carlow is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. This university ranks 68th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 28 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at Carlow 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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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In PA
23.8% Growth in Graduates

Alvernia University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Located in the small city of Reading, Alvernia is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #889 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Alvernia is a great university overall.

There were approximately 21 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at Alvernia in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA
31 Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Degrees Awarded

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is a great option for students pursuing a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. IUP is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Indiana. This university ranks 54th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 31 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at IUP in the most recent year we have data available.

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

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 782
Maryland 618 97
New Jersey 614 95
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 167
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 123
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 88
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician 49
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 45
Trauma Counseling 34
Genetic Counseling/Counselor 26
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling 11
Clinical/Medical Social Work 4

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