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 Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor is the 118th most popular major in the country with 7,609 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,388 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 64 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 colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region mental health counseling/counselor students.
Out of the 64 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Nyack College landed the #1 spot on the list. Nyack is located in Nyack, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 ’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Medaille College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. This small school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 51 ’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 Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 13 ’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Cairn University Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 35 ’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carlow University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to 23 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. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.
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Lock Haven University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 25 degrees to qualified ’s mental health counseling/counselor students in 2020-2021.
Hood College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Frederick, Maryland, and it awarded 16 ’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Alvernia University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Alvernia University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Reading, Pennsylvania. It awarded 16 ’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Alvernia University Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report
St. John Fisher College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. St. John Fisher College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Alfred University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #10. Alfred is a small school located in Alfred, New York that handed out 63 ’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.
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Canisius College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Buffalo, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 23 degrees to qualified ’s mental health counseling/counselor students 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%.
Full Canisius College Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report
Bowie State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #12. Bowie State University is located in Bowie, Maryland and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 ’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to qualified students.
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Centenary University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Hackettstown, New Jersey, and it awarded 9 ’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Centenary
Westminster College Pennsylvania landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. New Wilmington, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to 5 students 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 full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Westminster College Pennsylvania
With a ranking of #15, Waynesburg University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 7 ’s mental health counseling/counselor 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%.
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Monmouth University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Monmouth University is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Long Branch, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 28 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #17, Mercy College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Dobbs Ferry, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.
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LIU Post did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Brookville, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 71 degrees to qualified ’s mental health counseling/counselor students 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.
Clarion University of Pennsylvania ranked #19 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Clarion University is a small school located in Clarion, Pennsylvania that handed out 20 ’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.
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Rider University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rider is a small school located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey that handed out 20 ’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #21, Mount Aloysius College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Mount Aloysius is a small school located in Cresson, Pennsylvania that handed out 5 ’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.
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Molloy College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Molloy is a small school located in Rockville Centre, New York that handed out 16 ’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. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is located in Indiana, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 ’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #24, SUNY Oswego did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Oswego, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at SUNY Oswego
John Jay College of Criminal Justice came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. John Jay is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 ’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
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