by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Pennsylvania” ranking.
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor is the 118th most popular major in the country with 7,609 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 253 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 204 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,136 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. That schools that top this list have a program in mental health counseling/counselor in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 Pennsylvania”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cairn University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Pennsylvania list. Langhorne, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Pennsylvania list. This small school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 35 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.
Read more about Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carlow University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Pennsylvania. Carlow is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%. 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lock Haven University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 24 degrees to qualified masters’s mental health counseling/counselor students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alvernia University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Pennsylvania. Reading, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
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Westminster College Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #6. Westminster New Wilmington is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Westminster College Pennsylvania
Clarion University of Pennsylvania ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Clarion, Pennsylvania, this small public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified masters’s mental health counseling/counselor students in 2020-2021.
Full Clarion University of Pennsylvania Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report
Mount Aloysius College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Cresson, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s mental health counseling/counselor students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Mount Aloysius
Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Pennsylvania list. IUP is a medium-sized public school situated in Indiana, Pennsylvania. It awarded 30 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report
Gannon University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Pennsylvania ranking. This small school is located in Erie, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 11 masters’s mental health counseling/counselor 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Gannon
Lancaster Bible College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Lancaster Bible College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #12, West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified masters’s mental health counseling/counselor students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report
With a ranking of #13, Holy Family University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Pennsylvania list. Holy Family University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1 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%.
Read more about Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Holy Family
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