2024 Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

a doctor's degree in mental health counseling/counselor is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #293 out of 862 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 11 doctor's degrees in mental health counseling/counselor during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on mental health counseling/counselor students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other mental health counseling/counselor students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized mental health counseling/counselor related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for mental health counseling/counselor students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools

The mental health counseling/counselor school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Mental Health Counseling/Counselor in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in mental health counseling/counselor.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Doctorate in Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

1

Pace University - New York
New York, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

Pace University - New York is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Located in the large city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in mental health counseling/counselor from Pace University - New York

2

Waynesburg University
Waynesburg, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Waynesburg University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Waynesburg is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Waynesburg.More information about a doctorate in mental health counseling/counselor from Waynesburg University

Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Colleges by State

Explore the best mental health counseling/counselor colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	366	4
Pennsylvania	311	7

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Rankings in Majors Related to Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

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

Most Popular Majors Related to Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	18
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	8
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient 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.