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2024 Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

49 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
1,388 Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in mental health counseling/counselor, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #118 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 49 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for mental health counseling/counselor students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,388 degrees in mental health counseling/counselor during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Mental Health Counseling/Counselor School

Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region The mental health counseling/counselor program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor rankings. For our Best Overall Mental Health Counseling/Counselor School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Rankings by Degree Level

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

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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Mental Health Counseling/Counselor in the Middle Atlantic Region

The schools below may not offer all types of mental health counseling/counselor degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

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

It is difficult to beat Johns Hopkins University if you want to pursue a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

There were roughly 58 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
23rd Most Popular In NY
41.2% Growth in Graduates

University of Rochester is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Rochester. A Best Colleges rank of #104 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Rochester is a great university overall.

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

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DC

Any student who is interested in mental health counseling/counselor has to check out George Washington University. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 18 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In PA

Drexel University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #125 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Drexel is a great university overall.

There were approximately 21 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent year we have data available.

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
32nd Most Popular In NY

Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #132 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.

There were about 5 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year.

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Yeshiva University
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
29th Most Popular In NY
30.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of New York, Yeshiva is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #222 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Yeshiva is a great university overall.

There were about 10 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at Yeshiva in the most recent year we have data available.

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Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
21st Most Popular In NY
11.1% Growth in Graduates

Hofstra is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Hempstead. A Best Colleges rank of #552 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Hofstra is a great university overall.

There were about 18 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at Hofstra in the most recent data year.

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

Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Bronx. A Best Colleges rank of #109 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Fordham U is a great university overall.

There were approximately 46 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at Fordham U in the most recent year we have data available.

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Hunter College
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
46 Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Degrees Awarded

Hunter is a fairly large public college located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #256 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Hunter is a great college overall.

There were approximately 46 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent year we have data available.

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Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NJ

Monmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of West Long Branch. This university ranks 13th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

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

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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 Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 782
Pennsylvania 978 232
Maryland 618 97
New Jersey 614 95
District of Columbia 441 19
Delaware 345 27

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One of 13 majors within the Mental & Social Health Services area of study, Mental Health Counseling/Counselor has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 951
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 381
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician 261
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 221
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 202
Genetic Counseling/Counselor 82
Clinical/Medical Social Work 66
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling 32
Trauma Counseling 16

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