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Mental Health Counseling at Adelphi University

If you plan to study Mental Health Counseling, you may want to check out the program at Adelphi University. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Adelphi University sits in Garden City, NY.

During the most recent reporting year, 40 mental health counseling graduations were recorded at Adelphi University.

Online & Distance Learning at Adelphi University

Distance learning is available at Adelphi University. Of 7,603 students, 670 (9%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 2,687 (35%) took at least some classes online.

Mental Health Counseling Rankings at Adelphi University

Use these rankings to compare Adelphi University’s Mental Health Counseling program against peer institutions.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	New York	#13 of 29
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#20 of 52
Best Value	New York	#24 of 31
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#41 of 57
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#45 of 225
Best Value	Nationwide	#195 of 239

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Mental Health Counseling graduates at Adelphi University, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Mental Health Counseling graduates at Adelphi University are 85% women (34) and 15% men (6).

Mental Health Counseling Master’s Program at Adelphi University

Of the 40 master’s mental health counseling degrees awarded at Adelphi University, 85% were women (34) and 15% were men (6).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Mental Health Counseling master’s degree recipients at Adelphi University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	26
Hispanic / Latino	7
Black / African American	1
Asian	2
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	2
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 28% of Mental Health Counseling master’s degree recipients at Adelphi University, lower than the national average of 34%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Mental Health Counseling Graduates

Graduates of the Mental Health Counseling program at Adelphi University work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Mental Health Counseling majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Mental Health Counselors	$72,983

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.