2024 Best Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Kansas

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.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 68 master's degrees in counseling psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to counseling psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other counseling psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized counseling psychology related body.

Our complete 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.

More Ways to Rank Counseling Psychology Schools

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 Kansas 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 Kansas

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

Top Kansas Schools for a Master's in Counseling Psychology

1

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in counseling psychology has to look into University of Kansas. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in counseling psychology from University of Kansas

2

MidAmerica Nazarene University
Olathe, KS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

47 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat MidAmerica Nazarene University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in counseling psychology. MNU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Olathe.More information about a master’s in counseling psychology from MidAmerica Nazarene University

Best Counseling Psychology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Counseling Psychology Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	361	199
Minnesota	355	205
Iowa	298	9
Nebraska	211	25
South Dakota	130	49

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Counseling Psychology Related Rankings by Major

Counseling Psychology is one of 17 different types of Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Counseling Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
School Psychology	39
Clinical Psychology	22
Educational Psychology	16
Clinical Child Psychology	4
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	1
Geropsychology	1

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.