If you pursue a degree in counseling psychology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #90 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the best for counseling psychology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 65 degrees in counseling psychology during the 2021-2022 academic year.
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 Ohio list to help you make the college decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of counseling psychology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Wright State University - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in counseling psychology. Located in the suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 36th out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 25 counseling psychology students who graduated with this degree at Wright State University - Main Campus in the most recent data year.
University of Akron Main Campus is a good option for students interested in a degree in counseling psychology. Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #702 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Akron Main Campus is a great university overall.
There were roughly 8 counseling psychology students who graduated with this degree at University of Akron Main Campus in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in counseling psychology has to check out Franciscan University of Steubenville. Located in the small city of Steubenville, Franciscan U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 29th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 24 counseling psychology students who graduated with this degree at Franciscan U in the most recent data year.
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).
