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Most Popular Schools for Counseling Psychology Major & Degree Program

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.


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Rank School Name Students % of Total Total On-Campus Cost
1 Liberty University 619 3% $40,075
2 Lamar University 397 7% $22,641
3 Webster University 233 5% $45,762
4 Troy University 218 6% $20,147
5 Lindsey Wilson College 156 27% $40,478
6 Teachers College at Columbia University 149 8% N/A
7 Capella University 147 2% $15,011
8 National University 145 3% $15,024
9 Amberton University 137 31% N/A
10 Adams State University 134 12% $22,708
11 California Institute of Integral Studies 133 48% N/A
12 Nova Southeastern University 129 3% $50,597
13 John F. Kennedy University 121 47% $8,500
14 Naropa University 120 41% $50,810
15 California Baptist University 115 4% $47,694
16 The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago 111 42% N/A
17 University of San Francisco 107 3% $68,296
18 University of Pennsylvania 103 1% $74,408
19 Northwestern University 102 1% $74,649
20 Mount Saint Mary's University 97 9% $61,287
21 Santa Clara University 89 4% $71,778
22 National Louis University 84 5% $31,050
23 Saint Mary's University of Minnesota 83 4% $47,290
24 Boston College 82 2% $73,092
25 Pacifica Graduate Institute 81 54% N/A
26 Mercer University 80 4% $52,488
27 University of the Cumberlands 78 3% $38,400
28 Phillips Graduate University 76 51% N/A
29 Chestnut Hill College 71 14% $54,072
30 Colorado Christian University 70 6% $45,525
31 Adler University 70 23% N/A
32 University of Northern Colorado 68 2% $25,494
33 Prairie View A & M University 62 4% $24,847
34 Chaminade University of Honolulu 60 9% $42,945
35 The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology 60 79% N/A
36 University of St Thomas 55 2% $56,664
37 Alabama A & M University 54 6% $23,462
38 MidAmerica Nazarene University 52 8% $46,412
39 Carlos Albizu University-San Juan 52 19% $9,354
40 Texas State University 51 1% $23,130
41 Bay Path University 51 5% $50,524
42 Regis University 51 2% $53,192
43 Richmont Graduate University 51 100% N/A
44 Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus 50 2% $7,520
45 Mid-America Christian University 50 10% $31,026
46 Wayland Baptist University 49 3% $33,318
47 Governors State University 49 3% $25,092
48 Denver Seminary 49 29% N/A
49 Cameron University 48 5% $16,162
50 University of Denver 48 1% $67,656
51 Sam Houston State University 47 1% $22,478
52 The Wright Institute 47 47% N/A
53 Carlos Albizu University-Miami 47 30% $14,973
54 Hope International University 46 17% $49,047
55 Johnson & Wales University-Providence 46 2% $50,454
56 Concordia University-Wisconsin 45 3% $44,850
57 Tarleton State University 44 1% $21,795
58 Immaculata University 44 8% $46,000
59 Temple University 42 0% $33,004
60 The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC 41 60% N/A
61 Western Michigan University 40 1% $26,009
62 Touro University Worldwide 39 10% $15,646
63 Rosemont College 38 13% $35,356
64 Bethel University 37 3% $51,700
65 Spring Arbor University 37 4% $41,400
66 Northeastern State University 36 2% $17,666
67 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania 36 2% $27,890
68 Eastern University 36 4% $49,461
69 Covenant Theological Seminary 36 29% N/A
70 University of South Dakota 35 2% $22,856
71 La Salle University 35 2% $47,110
72 Caldwell University 35 8% $50,640
73 Lipscomb University 34 3% $49,546
74 Chatham University 33 6% $52,131
75 Saint Martin's University 33 6% $52,802
76 Wayne State College 32 4% $19,178
77 University of Chicago 32 1% $78,555
78 Roosevelt University 32 2% $48,655
79 Northwest University 32 9% $43,440
80 Emmanuel College 32 7% $58,153
81 Wright State University-Main Campus 31 1% $25,116
82 Rhode Island College 31 2% $23,398
83 Lesley University 31 2% $49,255
84 Bob Jones University 31 5% $27,926
85 University of Mary 30 4% $29,290
86 Barry University 30 2% $46,898
87 Ottawa University-Phoenix 30 12% N/A
88 Concordia University-Chicago 29 2% $44,426
89 Salem State University 29 1% $27,384
90 Cambridge College 29 4% $17,088
91 Wheelock College 29 7% $47,870
92 Thomas Jefferson University 29 1% $59,762
93 Lubbock Christian University 28 6% $36,284
94 Holy Family University 28 3% $46,850
95 Washington Adventist University 28 13% $35,570
96 Assumption College 27 4% $56,443
97 Cornerstone University 27 4% $36,772
98 Clarks Summit University 27 11% $32,910
99 Southern Nazarene University 26 4% $38,478
100 Avila University 26 6% $31,598

This list indicates the number of students that completed the Counseling Psychology program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.