2024 Best Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota

Counseling Psychology is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #22 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for counseling psychology students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 205 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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in counseling psychology.

Top Minnesota Schools for a Master's in Counseling Psychology

1

University of St Thomas Minnesota
Saint Paul, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

46 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of St Thomas Minnesota if you wish to pursue a master's degree in counseling psychology. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in counseling psychology from University of St Thomas Minnesota

2

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Winona, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

126 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in counseling psychology has to take a look at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in counseling psychology from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

Best Counseling Psychology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	361	199
Iowa	298	9
Kansas	254	68
Nebraska	211	25
South Dakota	130	49

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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.

Majors Similar to Counseling Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Applied Behavior Analysis	906
Forensic Psychology	285
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	228
Educational Psychology	123
Other Psychology & Counseling	73
Clinical Psychology	67
Applied Psychology	67
Performance and Sport Psychology	44
Community Psychology	18
School Psychology	12

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.