2024 Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

If you pursue a master's degree in mental health counseling/counselor, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #28 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 97 master's degrees in mental health counseling/counselor to qualified students.

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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 master'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 colleges for mental health counseling/counselor students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools

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 Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Mental Health Counseling/Counselor in Maryland

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for mental health counseling/counselor students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Maryland Schools for a Master's in Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

1

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

58 Annual Graduates

Johns Hopkins University is a good choice for students pursuing a master's degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore.More information about a master’s in mental health counseling/counselor from Johns Hopkins University

2

Bowie State University
Bowie, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in mental health counseling/counselor needs to check out Bowie State University. Located in the large suburb of Bowie, Bowie State University is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in mental health counseling/counselor from Bowie State University

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	695	778
Pennsylvania	607	204
New Jersey	346	95
District of Columbia	334	19
Delaware	151	27

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Rankings in Majors Related to Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

Mental Health Counseling/Counselor is one of 13 different types of Mental & Social Health Services programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	85
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	14
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	11
Genetic Counseling/Counselor	7

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.