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

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.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 40 master's degrees in mental health counseling/counselor during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to mental health counseling/counselor students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of mental health counseling/counselor students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized mental health counseling/counselor related body.

Our full 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island.

 

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

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

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

1

Rhode Island College
Providence, RI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Rhode Island College if you wish to pursue a master's degree in mental health counseling/counselor. RIC is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of Providence.More information about a master’s in mental health counseling/counselor from Rhode Island College

2

Johnson & Wales University - Providence
Providence, RI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

25 Annual Graduates

Johnson & Wales University - Providence is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in mental health counseling/counselor from Johnson & Wales University - Providence

Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	551	543
Connecticut	313	21
New Hampshire	174	251
Vermont	115	32

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Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Related Rankings by Major

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

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.