2025 Best Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools

If you pursue a doctor's degree in counseling psychology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #52 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 29 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of counseling psychology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 667 doctor's degrees in counseling psychology during the <nil> academic year.

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Choosing a Great Counseling Psychology School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of counseling psychology for getting your doctor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality counseling psychology program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a doctor's 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 for a Doctor's Degree 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 counseling psychology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of counseling psychology students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• 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 counseling psychology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for counseling psychology students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Counseling Psychology in the United States

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for counseling psychology students seeking a a doctor's degree.

10 Top Schools for a Doctorate in Counseling Psychology

1

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Columbia University in the City of New York is a great decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in counseling psychology. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in counseling psychology from Columbia University in the City of New York

2

University of Denver
Denver, CO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

University of Denver is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in counseling psychology. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in counseling psychology from University of Denver

3

Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in counseling psychology has to check out Texas A&M University - College Station. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in counseling psychology from Texas A&M University - College Station

4

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Georgia if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in counseling psychology. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in counseling psychology from University of Georgia

5

Fordham University
Bronx, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in counseling psychology from Fordham University

6

Auburn University
Auburn, AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

Auburn is a very large public university located in the small city of Auburn.More information about a doctorate in counseling psychology from Auburn University

7

Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in counseling psychology from Western Michigan University

8

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in counseling psychology from University of Wisconsin - Madison

9

University at Albany
Albany, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Albany, UAlbany is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in counseling psychology from University at Albany

10

Ball State University
Muncie, IN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

Ball State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Muncie.More information about a doctorate in counseling psychology from Ball State University

Counseling Psychology by Region

View the Best Counseling Psychology Doctor's 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 Counseling Psychology

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

Majors Similar to Counseling Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical Psychology	2,470
School Psychology	345
Educational Psychology	330
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	214
Applied Behavior Analysis	174
Other Psychology & Counseling	61
Applied Psychology	47
Forensic Psychology	46
Community Psychology	44
Performance and Sport Psychology	41

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.