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2024 Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools in the Great Lakes Region

31 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
921 Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Degrees Awarded
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #118 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 31 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of mental health counseling/counselor. Combined, these schools handed out 921 degrees in mental health counseling/counselor to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Mental Health Counseling/Counselor School

Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools in the Great Lakes Region Your choice of mental health counseling/counselor school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for mental health counseling/counselor schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
Master's Degrees in Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
Doctor's Degrees in Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor in the Great Lakes Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the mental health counseling/counselor degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
31 Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Indiana Wesleyan University if you want to pursue a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Located in the town of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 12th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were roughly 31 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at IWU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MI

Western Michigan University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #335 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WMU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 28 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
44 Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Degrees Awarded

Bradley University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Located in the medium-sized city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #309 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Bradley is a great university overall.

There were approximately 44 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at Bradley in the most recent data year.

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University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IN

Any student pursuing a degree in mental health counseling/counselor has to look into University of Indianapolis. UIndy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Indianapolis. This university ranks 18th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were approximately 17 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at UIndy in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IN
96.0% Growth in Graduates

IU Bloomington is a very large public university located in the small city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.

There were about 25 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available.

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Viterbo University
La Crosse, WI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In WI

Viterbo is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of La Crosse. This university ranks 18th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were roughly 19 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at Viterbo in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OH
48 Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Degrees Awarded

Kent State is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Kent. A Best Colleges rank of #388 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Kent State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 48 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at Kent State in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In OH

OHIO Athens is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #239 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means OHIO Athens is a great university overall.

There were approximately 17 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent data year.

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Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In WI

Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #130 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Marquette is a great university overall.

There were approximately 27 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at Marquette in the most recent data year.

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Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In OH
34 Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Degrees Awarded

Xavier is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Cincinnati. A Best Colleges rank of #316 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Xavier is a great university overall.

There were roughly 34 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at Xavier in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Colleges by State

Explore the best mental health counseling/counselor schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 352
Michigan 915 140
Illinois 870 142
Indiana 737 149
Wisconsin 672 125

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Mental Health Counseling/Counselor is one of 13 different types of Mental & Social Health Services programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician 1,064
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 933
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 518
Clinical/Medical Social Work 390
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 147
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 86
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling 69
Genetic Counseling/Counselor 52
Trauma Counseling 29

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