Mental Health Counseling Counselor

A program that prepares individuals to provide evaluations, referrals, and short-term counseling services to help people prevent or remediate personal problems, conflicts, and emotional crises. Includes instruction in human development, psychopathology, individual and group counseling, personality theory, career assessment, patient screening and referral, observation and testing techniques, interviewing skills, professional standards and ethics, and applicable laws and regulations.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 287 institutions across the United States, with a total of 28790 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

131

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

411

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

8,602

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

284

degrees awarded

Other Awards

19,227

awards given

Top Schools for Mental Health Counseling Counselor

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

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Walden University Minneapolis, MN	2,325
2	Capella University Minneapolis, MN	1,971
3	Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ	1,779
4	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH	669
5	Colorado Christian University Lakewood, CO	615
6	University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix, AZ	576
7	Alfred University Alfred, NY	528
8	Lesley University Cambridge, MA	438
9	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	393
10	Antioch University-New England Keene, NH	339
11	Cambridge College Boston, MA	336
12	Bellevue University Bellevue, NE	297
13	Mercer University Macon, GA	285
14	Lamar University Beaumont, TX	270
15	CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY	261
16	Antioch University-Seattle Seattle, WA	231
17	Long Island University Brookville, NY	225
18	Saint Edward's University Austin, TX	213
19	The Chicago School at Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	207
20	Lindenwood University Saint Charles, MO	207
21	Adler Graduate School Minnetonka, MN	201
22	CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	192
23	John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR	189
24	Malone University Canton, OH	186
25	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	186
26	Thomas University Thomasville, GA	180
27	Houston Christian University Houston, TX	180
28	Pennsylvania Western University California, PA	174
29	Palm Beach Atlantic University West Palm Beach, FL	171
30	University of West Alabama Livingston, AL	171
31	Bradley University Peoria, IL	168
32	William James College Newton, MA	165
33	Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI	162
34	Pace University New York, NY	162
35	Lewis & Clark College Portland, OR	159
36	John Carroll University University Heights, OH	153
37	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	150
38	Marymount University Arlington, VA	150
39	Lakeland University Plymouth, WI	150
40	Lipscomb University Nashville, TN	147
41	Divine Mercy University Sterling, VA	141
42	Xavier University Cincinnati, OH	141
43	Fordham University Bronx, NY	138
44	Lenoir-Rhyne University Hickory, NC	135
45	University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA	135
46	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	132
47	Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA	132
48	Hodges University Fort Myers, FL	132
49	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock, TX	129
50	Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global Marion, IN	129
51	Texas Woman's University Denton, TX	123
52	CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	120
53	Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions Provo, UT	120
54	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	120
55	Emporia State University Emporia, KS	120
56	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	117
57	University at Albany Albany, NY	111
58	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	111
59	Olympic College Bremerton, WA	108
60	Mercy University Dobbs Ferry, NY	105
61	St. John Fisher University Rochester, NY	102
62	State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY	102
63	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana, PA	102
64	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	102
65	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	102
66	University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI	99
67	University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH	99
68	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX	99
69	Mississippi College Clinton, MS	96
70	Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, LA	96
71	Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ	96
72	Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL	93
73	Prescott College Prescott, AZ	93
74	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	93
75	Grand View University Des Moines, IA	93
76	University of St Thomas Houston, TX	93
77	University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL	92
78	Lewis University Romeoville, IL	90
79	Rhode Island College Providence, RI	90
80	University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX	90
81	Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN	90
82	Ursuline College Pepper Pike, OH	87
83	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	87
84	Idaho State University Pocatello, ID	87
85	Hood College Frederick, MD	87
86	Rollins College Winter Park, FL	87
87	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	87
88	University of Houston-Victoria Victoria, TX	84
89	SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY	84
90	Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	84
91	The Chicago School at Washington DC Washington, DC	84
92	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	84
93	New England College Henniker, NH	81
94	Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education Springfield, MA	81
95	Viterbo University La Crosse, WI	81
96	Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH	81
97	University of Mary Bismarck, ND	81
98	Johnson & Wales University-Providence Providence, RI	81
99	University of Dayton Dayton, OH	78
100	North Carolina Central University Durham, NC	78