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2024 Best Counseling Psychology Schools in Virginia

3 Colleges in Virginia
702 Counseling Psychology Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in counseling psychology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #90 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.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Counseling Psychology Schools in Virginia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 702 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 Virginia The counseling psychology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Counseling Psychology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Counseling Psychology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Counseling Psychology Degree Level

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

The counseling psychology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Counseling Psychology Schools in Virginia. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Counseling Psychology in Virginia

The schools below may not offer all types of counseling psychology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Virginia Schools in Counseling Psychology

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Regent University
Virginia Beach, VA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In VA
78.6% Growth in Graduates

Regent University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in counseling psychology. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Virginia Beach. This university ranks 20th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.

There were approximately 14 counseling psychology students who graduated with this degree at Regent in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in counseling psychology from Regent University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In VA
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in counseling psychology has to look into Virginia Commonwealth University. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #240 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means VCU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 3 counseling psychology students who graduated with this degree at VCU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in counseling psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA
681 Counseling Psychology Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Liberty University if you want to pursue a degree in counseling psychology. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #352 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Liberty University is a great university overall.

There were approximately 681 counseling psychology students who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in counseling psychology from Liberty University

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Radford University
Radford, VA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In VA

Radford University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in counseling psychology. Radford is a medium-sized public university located in the small suburb of Radford. This university ranks 23rd out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.

There were approximately 3 counseling psychology students who graduated with this degree at Radford in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in counseling psychology from Radford University


 

Best Counseling Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 362
North Carolina 710 9
Georgia 690 112
Tennessee 624 111
South Carolina 530 62
Kentucky 518 574
Mississippi 501 47
Alabama 500 204
Louisiana 489 43
Arkansas 466 2
West Virginia 410 6

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One of 17 majors within the Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology area of study, Counseling Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Applied Psychology 264
Applied Behavior Analysis 193
Forensic Psychology 85
Educational Psychology 80
Clinical Psychology 73
School Psychology 28
Industrial & Organizational Psychology 25
Other Psychology & Counseling 18
Health/Medical Psychology 13

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