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2024 Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools in North Carolina

5 Colleges in North Carolina
117 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.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of mental health counseling/counselor. Combined, these schools handed out 117 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 North Carolina Your choice of mental health counseling/counselor school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.

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

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Master's Degrees in Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools in North Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. 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 North Carolina

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.

Top North Carolina Schools in Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

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

It's difficult to beat East Carolina University if you want to pursue a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. ECU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Greenville. A Best Colleges rank of #414 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means ECU is a great university overall.

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

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

Any student pursuing a degree in mental health counseling/counselor needs to check out Lenoir - Rhyne University. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Hickory. This university ranks 35th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were about 32 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at Lenoir - Rhyne University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Gardner - Webb University
Boiling Springs, NC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NC

Gardner - Webb University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Located in the distant town of Boiling Springs, Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1093 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Gardner - Webb is a great university overall.

There were roughly 15 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at Gardner - Webb in the most recent year we have data available.

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Montreat College
Montreat, NC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NC
31 Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Degrees Awarded

Montreat College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Located in the suburb of Montreat, Montreat College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 56th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

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

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NC

Located in the large city of Durham, North Carolina Central University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 61st out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were about 14 mental health counseling/counselor students who graduated with this degree at North Carolina Central University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 238
Georgia 690 21
Virginia 630 123
Tennessee 624 122
South Carolina 530 25
Kentucky 518 19
Mississippi 501 11
Alabama 500 63
Louisiana 489 57
Arkansas 466 74
West Virginia 410 0

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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
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 827
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 222
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 60
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 43
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling 23
Medical Family Therapy/Therapist 8
Trauma Counseling 8

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