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2024 Best Counseling Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

35 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
1,072 Counseling Psychology Degrees Awarded
Counseling Psychology is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #90 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 35 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Counseling Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,072 degrees in counseling psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Counseling Psychology School

Best Counseling Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region Your choice of counseling psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Counseling Psychology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Counseling Psychology Rankings by Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Counseling Psychology
Doctor's Degrees in Counseling Psychology

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Counseling Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Counseling Psychology in the Middle Atlantic Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the counseling psychology degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Counseling Psychology

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
80 Counseling Psychology Degrees Awarded

Teachers College at Columbia University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in counseling psychology. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #12 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Teachers College is a great university overall.

There were approximately 80 counseling psychology students who graduated with this degree at Teachers College in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In NY

It's hard to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you want to pursue a degree in counseling psychology. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were about 10 counseling psychology students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in counseling psychology from Columbia University in the City of New York

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
84 Counseling Psychology Degrees Awarded

University of Pennsylvania is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in counseling psychology. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were about 84 counseling psychology students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DC
39 Counseling Psychology Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC if you wish to pursue a degree in counseling psychology. The Chicago School Washington DC Campus is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

There were approximately 39 counseling psychology students who graduated with this degree at The Chicago School Washington DC Campus in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY

Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Bronx. A Best Colleges rank of #109 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Fordham U is a great university overall.

There were roughly 7 counseling psychology students who graduated with this degree at Fordham U in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in counseling psychology from Fordham University

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA
46 Counseling Psychology Degrees Awarded

Temple is a very large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #147 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.

There were roughly 46 counseling psychology students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NY

University at Buffalo is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Buffalo. A Best Colleges rank of #313 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University at Buffalo is a great university overall.

There were about 6 counseling psychology students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent data year.

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In PA
48 Counseling Psychology Degrees Awarded

Thomas Jefferson University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #87 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Thomas Jefferson University is a great university overall.

There were about 48 counseling psychology students who graduated with this degree at Thomas Jefferson University in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY
12.5% Growth in Graduates

UAlbany is a fairly large public university located in the city of Albany. A Best Colleges rank of #538 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UAlbany is a great university overall.

There were approximately 8 counseling psychology students who graduated with this degree at UAlbany in the most recent year we have data available.

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Howard University
Washington, DC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In DC

Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. This university ranks 6th out of 8 schools for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.

There were roughly 2 counseling psychology students who graduated with this degree at Howard in the most recent data year.

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Best Counseling Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best counseling psychology colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 121
Pennsylvania 978 654
Maryland 618 103
New Jersey 614 88
District of Columbia 441 41
Delaware 345 4

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

Majors Similar to Counseling Psychology

Related Major Annual Graduates
School Psychology 857
Forensic Psychology 800
Clinical Psychology 734
Applied Psychology 392
Industrial & Organizational Psychology 390
Applied Behavior Analysis 384
Educational Psychology 276
Other Psychology & Counseling 147
Health/Medical Psychology 34
Community Psychology 11

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