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2024 Best Counseling Psychology Schools in Pennsylvania

19 Colleges in Pennsylvania
676 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.

College Factual reviewed 19 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of counseling psychology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 676 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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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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Best Schools for Counseling Psychology in Pennsylvania

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 Pennsylvania Schools in Counseling Psychology

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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

Every student pursuing a degree in counseling psychology needs to check out University of Pennsylvania. 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 approximately 84 counseling psychology students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.

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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 University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in counseling psychology. 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 year we have data available.

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

Thomas Jefferson University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in counseling psychology. Thomas Jefferson University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #87 out of 2,217 schools 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 data year.

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Chestnut Hill College
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In PA
53 Counseling Psychology Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in counseling psychology needs to check out Chestnut Hill College. Located in the city of Philadelphia, CHC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 65th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 53 counseling psychology students who graduated with this degree at CHC in the most recent year we have data available.

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La Salle University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
15th Most Popular In PA

Located in the large city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #486 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means La Salle is a great university overall.

There were approximately 19 counseling psychology students who graduated with this degree at La Salle in the most recent year we have data available.

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Immaculata University
Immaculata, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In PA
41 Counseling Psychology Degrees Awarded

Immaculata is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Immaculata. This university ranks 44th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 41 counseling psychology students who graduated with this degree at Immaculata in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
13th Most Popular In PA
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #269 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Scranton is a great university overall.

There were about 24 counseling psychology students who graduated with this degree at University of Scranton in the most recent year we have data available.

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Eastern University
Saint Davids, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In PA

Located in the large suburb of Saint Davids, EU is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 69th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 26 counseling psychology students who graduated with this degree at EU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Arcadia University
Glenside, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
19th Most Popular In PA

Located in the large suburb of Glenside, Arcadia is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #339 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Arcadia is a great university overall.

There were approximately 11 counseling psychology students who graduated with this degree at Arcadia in the most recent data year.

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Carlow University
Pittsburgh, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
22nd Most Popular In PA

Carlow is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. This university ranks 61st out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 5 counseling psychology students who graduated with this degree at Carlow in the most recent data year.

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Best Counseling Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 121
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
Clinical Psychology 267
Applied Behavior Analysis 156
School Psychology 151
Educational Psychology 114
Applied Psychology 79
Industrial & Organizational Psychology 40
Other Psychology & Counseling 32
Health/Medical Psychology 29
Forensic Psychology 15
Community Psychology 11

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