2025 Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Associate Degree Schools

If you plan on getting your associate degree in mental health counseling/counselor, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #390 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Associate Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 89 associate degrees in mental health counseling/counselor to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Mental Health Counseling/Counselor School for Your Associate Degree

The mental health counseling/counselor associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality mental health counseling/counselor program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on mental health counseling/counselor students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other mental health counseling/counselor students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized mental health counseling/counselor related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for mental health counseling/counselor students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools

The mental health counseling/counselor 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 Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Associate Degree Schools.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Mental Health Counseling/Counselor in the United States

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for mental health counseling/counselor students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Schools for an Associate in Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

1

Highline College
Des Moines, WA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Highline College is a great option for students pursuing an associate degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Located in the suburb of Des Moines, Highline is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in mental health counseling/counselor from Highline College

2

Community College of Denver
Denver, CO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Community College of Denver if you want to pursue an associate degree in mental health counseling/counselor. CCD is a medium-sized public college located in the city of Denver.More information about a associate in mental health counseling/counselor from Community College of Denver

3

Mt. Hood Community College
Gresham, OR

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Mt. Hood Community College is a great decision for individuals interested in an associate degree in mental health counseling/counselor. MHCC is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Gresham.More information about a associate in mental health counseling/counselor from Mt. Hood Community College

4

Skagit Valley College
Mount Vernon, WA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Skagit Valley College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in mental health counseling/counselor. Located in the city of Mount Vernon, Skagit Valley College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in mental health counseling/counselor from Skagit Valley College

Mental Health Counseling/Counselor by Region

View the Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Associate Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Rankings in Majors Related to Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

Mental Health Counseling/Counselor is one of 13 different types of Mental & Social Health Services programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	1,274
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	1,081
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	741
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	263
Clinical/Medical Social Work	91

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.