2024 Best Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

If you pursue a master's degree in counseling psychology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #22 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 2 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of counseling psychology. Combined, these schools handed out 88 master's degrees in counseling psychology to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on counseling psychology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of counseling psychology students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized counseling psychology related body.

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 master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Counseling Psychology in Maryland

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in counseling psychology.

Top Maryland Schools for a Master's in Counseling Psychology

1

Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

35 Annual Graduates

Loyola University Maryland is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in counseling psychology. Loyola Maryland is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore.More information about a master’s in counseling psychology from Loyola University Maryland

2

Bowie State University
Bowie, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Bowie State University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in counseling psychology. Located in the suburb of Bowie, Bowie State University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in counseling psychology from Bowie State University

Best Counseling Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Counseling Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	695	91
Pennsylvania	607	584
New Jersey	346	82
District of Columbia	334	39
Delaware	151	4

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Rankings in Majors Related to Counseling Psychology

One of 17 majors within the Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology area of study, Counseling Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Counseling Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical Psychology	17
Other Psychology & Counseling	16
School Psychology	8
Educational Psychology	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.