by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 11 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for counseling psychology students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 49 doctor's degrees in counseling psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The counseling psychology doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for counseling psychology students working on their doctor's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in counseling psychology.
Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in counseling psychology has to look into Columbia University in the City of New York. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a doctorate in counseling psychology from Columbia University in the City of New York
Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in counseling psychology needs to look into Teachers College at Columbia University. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a doctorate in counseling psychology from Teachers College at Columbia University
Fordham University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in counseling psychology. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Bronx.More information about a doctorate in counseling psychology from Fordham University
It is difficult to beat University at Buffalo if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in counseling psychology. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Buffalo.More information about a doctorate in counseling psychology from University at Buffalo
UAlbany is a large public university located in the small city of Albany.More information about a doctorate in counseling psychology from University at Albany
Howard is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.More information about a doctorate in counseling psychology from Howard University
NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a doctorate in counseling psychology from New York University
Located in the suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in counseling psychology from Seton Hall University
Carlow is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh.More information about a doctorate in counseling psychology from Carlow University
Located in the city of Philadelphia, Holy Family is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in counseling psychology from Holy Family University
Learn about other programs related to Counseling Psychology that might interest you.
Explore the best counseling psychology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 366 | 30 |
| Pennsylvania | 311 | 11 |
| New Jersey | 165 | 6 |
| District of Columbia | 143 | 2 |
Counseling Psychology is one of 17 different types of Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology programs to choose from.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Clinical Psychology | 507 |
| School Psychology | 127 |
| Educational Psychology | 30 |
| Industrial & Organizational Psychology | 14 |
| Other Psychology & Counseling | 7 |
| Forensic Psychology | 6 |
| Clinical Child Psychology | 5 |
| Applied Behavior Analysis | 4 |
| Community Psychology | 1 |
