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New York Mental Health Counselors: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Mental Health Counselors in New York

Fast Facts for Mental Health Counselors in New York

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Kingston, Ithaca, and Rochester
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Syracuse, Utica, and Poughkeepsie
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: New York, Nassau, and Rochester

Salaries for Mental Health Counselors in New York

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Kingston, Albany, and Rochester. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Mental Health Counselors in New York are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Mental Health Counselors in New York

SchoolLocationsDegreesQuick Info
Walden UniversityOnlineMasterGet Info
Grand Canyon UniversityOnlineBachelor, MasterGet Info
Kaplan University OnlineOnlineBachelorGet Info
Argosy University OnlineOnlineBachelorGet Info
Stratford Career InstituteOnlineDiplomaGet Info

New York Mental Health Counseling Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Adelphi UniversityGarden CityDoctorate8,308
Broome Community CollegeBinghamtonAssociate6,558
Canisius CollegeBuffaloMasters4,984
Clinton Community CollegePlattsburghAssociate2,120
Corning Community CollegeCorningAssociate5,072
CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklynMasters16,087
CUNY City CollegeNew YorkMasters14,392
CUNY Hostos Community CollegeBronxAssociate5,112
CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeBrooklynAssociate14,962
CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island CityAssociate15,169
Dutchess Community CollegePoughkeepsieAssociate8,248
Erie Community CollegeBuffaloAssociate13,053
Finger Lakes Community CollegeCanandaiguaAssociate5,351
Genesee Community CollegeBataviaAssociate6,472
Hudson Valley Community CollegeTroyAssociate12,296
Iona CollegeNew RochelleMasters4,323
Long Island University-Brooklyn CampusBrooklynDoctorate & First Professional8,174
Long Island University-C W Post CampusBrookvilleDoctorate8,361
Long Island University-Rockland CampusOrangeburgMasters404
Long Island University-Westchester CampusPurchaseMasters246
Marist CollegePoughkeepsieMasters5,727
Medaille CollegeBuffaloMasters2,929
Mohawk Valley Community College-Utica BranchUticaAssociate6,044
Niagara County Community CollegeSanbornAssociate6,331
North Country Community CollegeSaranac LakeAssociate1,739
Pace University-New YorkNew YorkDoctorate & First Professional12,912
Saint John Fisher CollegeRochesterDoctorate3,793
Schenectady County Community CollegeSchenectadyAssociate4,367
Suffolk County Community CollegeSeldenAssociate22,092
Sullivan County Community CollegeLoch SheldrakeAssociate1,611
SUNY College at BrockportBrockportMasters8,303
SUNY College at New PaltzNew PaltzMasters7,690
SUNY College at OswegoOswegoMasters8,660
SUNY College at PlattsburghPlattsburghMasters6,259
SUNY Westchester Community CollegeValhallaAssociate12,073
Tompkins-Cortland Community CollegeDrydenAssociate3,213
Touro CollegeNew YorkDoctorate17,129
Ulster County Community CollegeStone RidgeAssociate3,298
University at BuffaloBuffaloDoctorate & First Professional28,054

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Mental Health Counselors

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for New York. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Mental Health Counselors

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Mental Health Counselors relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

NEW YORK

   
Kingston60$50,2901.6
Ithaca40$34,0901.5
Rochester460$41,9401.3
New York4,740$36,4601.3
Buffalo450$30,4101.1
Nassau810$36,3200.9
Albany260$45,3000.8
Poughkeepsie130 0.8
Utica40$39,8500.5
Syracuse90$39,3100.4
Employment For:
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