by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 7,609 people earned their degree in mental health counseling/counselor, making the major the 118th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,388 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,220 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,572 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 61 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mental health counseling/counselor. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their mental health counseling/counselor program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nyack College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Nyack, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 41 diplomas to qualified masters’s mental health counseling/counselor students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Medaille College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Medaille is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 42 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Medaille College Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cairn University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cairn University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. It awarded 13 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 61 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 35 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carlow University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 23 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Lock Haven University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. LHU is located in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Lock Haven University
With a ranking of #7, Hood College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Hood College is located in Frederick, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Hood College
Alvernia University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Alvernia is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Reading, Pennsylvania. It awarded 16 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #9, St. John Fisher College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Fisher is located in Rochester, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Fisher
Alfred University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Alfred is a small school located in Alfred, New York that handed out 11 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Alfred University Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report
Canisius College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Canisius is a private not-for-profit institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Canisius
Bowie State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Bowie State University is a public institution located in Bowie, Maryland. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Bowie State University Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report
Centenary University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Centenary University is a small school located in Hackettstown, New Jersey that handed out 9 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Centenary University
With a ranking of #14, Westminster College Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 5 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Westminster New Wilmington Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report
Monmouth University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in West Long Branch, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified masters’s mental health counseling/counselor students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Monmouth University
With a ranking of #16, Mercy College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Mercy College is located in Dobbs Ferry, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to qualified students.
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LIU Post landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. LIU Post is a fairly large school located in Brookville, New York that handed out 55 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #18, Clarion University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Clarion University of Pennsylvania is a small school located in Clarion, Pennsylvania that handed out 20 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Clarion University of Pennsylvania Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report
Rider University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s mental health counseling/counselor students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Rider
Mount Aloysius College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #20. This small school is located in Cresson, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 5 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Mount Aloysius College
Molloy College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Rockville Centre, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s mental health counseling/counselor students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Molloy
With a ranking of #22, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is a medium-sized school located in Indiana, Pennsylvania that handed out 30 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.
SUNY Oswego did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #23. This medium-sized school is located in Oswego, New York, and it awarded 22 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #24, John Jay College of Criminal Justice did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 45 diplomas to qualified masters’s mental health counseling/counselor students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full John Jay College of Criminal Justice Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report
Gannon University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #25. Gannon University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Erie, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Gannon
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