Counseling Psychology

A program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of psychological counseling, involving the rendering of therapeutic services to individuals and groups experiencing psychological problems and exhibiting distress symptoms. Includes instruction in counseling theory, therapeutic intervention strategies, patient/counselor relationships, testing and assessment methods and procedures, group therapy, marital and family therapy, child and adolescent therapy, supervised counseling practice, ethical standards, and applicable regulations.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 282 institutions across the United States, with a total of 33037 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

393

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

211

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

9,589

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

778

degrees awarded

Other Awards

22,032

awards given

Top Schools for Counseling Psychology

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	3,933
2	Lamar University Beaumont, TX	1,542
3	Adams State University Alamosa, CO	993
4	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	948
5	University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, KY	867
6	Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL	699
7	Adler University Chicago, IL	618
8	California Baptist University Riverside, CA	594
9	Lindsey Wilson College Columbia, KY	588
10	University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	543
11	National University San Diego, CA	522
12	Troy University Troy, AL	471
13	California Institute of Integral Studies San Francisco, CA	468
14	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona, MN	462
15	Naropa University Boulder, CO	417
16	Mount Saint Mary's University Los Angeles, CA	399
17	Concordia University-Irvine Irvine, CA	399
18	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	360
19	Webster University Saint Louis, MO	279
20	Richmont Graduate University Chattanooga, TN	279
21	The Chicago School at Chicago Chicago, IL	273
22	Teachers College at Columbia University New York, NY	270
23	National Louis University Chicago, IL	252
24	The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology Seattle, WA	246
25	University of Denver Denver, CO	240
26	Albizu University-San Juan San Juan, PR	240
27	Mid-America Christian University Oklahoma City, OK	237
28	The Wright Institute Berkeley, CA	234
29	Pacifica Graduate Institute Carpinteria, CA	234
30	Hope International University Fullerton, CA	222
31	Chaminade University of Honolulu Honolulu, HI	219
32	Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX	216
33	Amberton University Garland, TX	213
34	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	210
35	University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	207
36	Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX	204
37	Crown College Saint Bonifacius, MN	198
38	Spring Arbor University Spring Arbor, MI	189
39	Touro University Worldwide Los Alamitos, CA	183
40	Bay Path University Longmeadow, MA	177
41	Alliant International University-San Diego San Diego, CA	174
42	George Fox University Newberg, OR	174
43	Regent University Virginia Beach, VA	174
44	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	168
45	Albizu University-Miami Miami, FL	168
46	Roosevelt University Chicago, IL	168
47	Campbellsville University Campbellsville, KY	165
48	Regis University Denver, CO	150
49	MidAmerica Nazarene University Olathe, KS	147
50	Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia, PA	147
51	University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO	141
52	Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	138
53	Asbury Theological Seminary Wilmore, KY	135
54	Clarks Summit University Clarks Summit, PA	132
55	Post University Waterbury, CT	129
56	Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA	129
57	William Jessup University Rocklin, CA	126
58	Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA	126
59	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	126
60	Mount Mary University Milwaukee, WI	120
61	Chatham University Pittsburgh, PA	117
62	Denver Seminary Littleton, CO	114
63	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI	114
64	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	114
65	Barry University Miami, FL	114
66	Arcadia University Glenside, PA	114
67	University of Chicago Chicago, IL	111
68	Aspen University Phoenix, AZ	111
69	Cornerstone University Grand Rapids, MI	111
70	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus Gurabo, PR	111
71	Avila University Kansas City, MO	108
72	Delaware Valley University Doylestown, PA	108
73	Northwest University Kirkland, WA	108
74	Bob Jones University Greenville, SC	105
75	Northeastern State University Tahlequah, OK	105
76	Emmanuel College Boston, MA	102
77	Bastyr University Kenmore, WA	102
78	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus San Juan, PR	99
79	Caldwell University Caldwell, NJ	99
80	William Carey University Hattiesburg, MS	99
81	Cameron University Lawton, OK	96
82	Assumption University Worcester, MA	96
83	Salem State University Salem, MA	96
84	Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD	93
85	Wayne State College Wayne, NE	93
86	Concordia University-Chicago River Forest, IL	90
87	Eastern University Saint Davids, PA	90
88	Ball State University Muncie, IN	90
89	Arizona Christian University Glendale, AZ	87
90	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	87
91	Columbia International University Columbia, SC	87
92	Oral Roberts University Tulsa, OK	87
93	University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, IL	87
94	Governors State University University Park, IL	84
95	Ottawa University-Online Overland Park, KS	84
96	Northeastern University Boston, MA	84
97	Chicago State University Chicago, IL	81
98	Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, OH	81
99	University of Mount Olive Mount Olive, NC	81
100	Covenant Theological Seminary Saint Louis, MO	78