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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the New England Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the New England Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 9,463 people earned their degree in counseling psychology, making the major the 90th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 409 counseling psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 245 counseling psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,899 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 21 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in counseling psychology. That schools that top this list have a program in counseling psychology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree counseling psychology students.

Top 21 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Counseling Psychology in the New England Region

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Goddard College
Plainfield, Vermont

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Goddard College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the New England Region list. Goddard College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Plainfield, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Counseling Psychology at Goddard College

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Eastern Nazarene College
Quincy, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Nazarene College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the New England Region list. Located in Quincy, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s counseling psychology students in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Counseling Psychology at ENC

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Assumption University
Worcester, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Assumption University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the New England Region list. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 30 degrees to qualified masters’s counseling psychology students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Counseling Psychology at Assumption

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Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Vermont University landed the #4 spot on the list. Northern Vermont University is a small public school situated in Johnson, Vermont. It awarded 21 masters’s counseling psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Counseling Psychology at Northern Vermont University

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Bay Path University
Longmeadow, Massachusetts

Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bay Path University landed the #5 spot on the list. Bay Path is a small school located in Longmeadow, Massachusetts that handed out 34 masters’s counseling psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Counseling Psychology at Bay Path University

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University of Saint Joseph
West Hartford, Connecticut

With a ranking of #6, University of Saint Joseph did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in West Hartford, Connecticut, and it awarded 18 masters’s counseling psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full USJ Counseling Psychology Report

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Cambridge College
Boston, Massachusetts

Cambridge College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the New England Region ranking. Cambridge College is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s counseling psychology degrees to qualified students.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Counseling Psychology at Cambridge College

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Westfield State University
Westfield, Massachusetts

Westfield State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the New England Region list. Westfield is located in Westfield, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s counseling psychology degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Counseling Psychology at Westfield

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Rhode Island College
Providence, Rhode Island

Rhode Island College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the New England Region ranking. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s counseling psychology degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Counseling Psychology at Rhode Island College

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American International College
Springfield, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #10, American International College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the New England Region list. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s counseling psychology students in 2020-2021.

Full American International College Counseling Psychology Report

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Salem State University
Salem, Massachusetts

Salem State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the New England Region ranking. Salem State University is located in Salem, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s counseling psychology degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Counseling Psychology at Salem State

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Framingham State University
Framingham, Massachusetts

Framingham State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Framingham, Massachusetts, this small public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s counseling psychology students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Counseling Psychology at Framingham State University

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Springfield College
Springfield, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #13, Springfield College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Springfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 7 masters’s counseling psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Counseling Psychology at Springfield College

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Regis College
Weston, Massachusetts

Regis College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Weston, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s counseling psychology students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Regis College Counseling Psychology Report

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Salve Regina University
Newport, Rhode Island

Salve Regina University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Newport, Rhode Island, and it awarded 5 masters’s counseling psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Counseling Psychology at Salve Regina

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Anna Maria College
Paxton, Massachusetts

Anna Maria College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the New England Region ranking. Anna Maria is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Paxton, Massachusetts. It awarded 1 masters’s counseling psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Anna Maria Counseling Psychology Report

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Lesley University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #17, Lesley University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the New England Region list. Lesley is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s counseling psychology degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Counseling Psychology at Lesley University

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Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #18, Northeastern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the New England Region list. Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s counseling psychology degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Counseling Psychology at Northeastern University

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University of Maine at Farmington did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Farmington, Maine, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified masters’s counseling psychology students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Counseling Psychology at University of Maine at Farmington

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Fitchburg State University
Fitchburg, Massachusetts

Fitchburg State University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the New England Region list. Fitchburg State is a public institution located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Fitchburg State University Counseling Psychology Report

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Boston College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Counseling Psychology Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s counseling psychology students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Counseling Psychology at Boston College

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