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

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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for mental health counseling/counselor students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 29 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 schools 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 Iowa.

 

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

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

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

1

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Iowa if you wish to pursue a master's degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in mental health counseling/counselor from University of Iowa

2

University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

University of Northern Iowa is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in mental health counseling/counselor. UNI is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Cedar Falls.More information about a master’s in mental health counseling/counselor from University of Northern Iowa

Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	361	113
Minnesota	355	958
Kansas	254	16
Nebraska	211	1
North Dakota	167	28
South Dakota	130	2

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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.

Majors Similar to Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	20

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.