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Best Mental Health Counseling Schools Near Brooklyn, NY (2026)
Updated September 6, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Brooklyn, New York has 5 accredited schools offering mental health counseling programs. Brooklyn has a population of about 2,629,150. In the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, the top-earning mental health counseling-related role is Clinical and Counseling Psychologist at a median $120,510 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Mental Health Counseling Schools to Brooklyn
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer mental health counseling programs near Brooklyn, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Brooklyn city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
How We Rank Schools
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most
recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS).
To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked
against schools at the same credential level:
BOCSCORE
Graduation rate 30%
Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
Average net price (lower is better) 20%
Retention rate 15%
Fully online availability 10%
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score.
On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Brooklyn.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
BOC
Ranked by BOC Score — U.S. Dept. of Education outcome data. Advertising never affects rankings.
Brooklyn is part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (BLS area code 35620). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to New York statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselor
$61,020
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$54,192
Marriage and Family Therapist
$91,130
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$80,933
Clinical and Counseling Psychologist
$120,510
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$107,025
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker
$82,450
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$73,224
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
Brooklyn at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
112.6 (above U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Brooklyn-Area Cities With Mental Health Counseling Programs
How many accredited mental health counseling schools are near Brooklyn, NY?
Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering mental health counseling programs near Brooklyn. The closest is CUNY Brooklyn College in Brooklyn, NY (1.3 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is CUNY Hunter College (8.2 miles). 5 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying mental health counseling roles near Brooklyn?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying mental health counseling-related roles near Brooklyn are: Clinical and Counseling Psychologist ($120,510), Marriage and Family Therapist ($91,130), Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker ($82,450). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with New York statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in New York instead of Brooklyn?
New York, NY is 3.3 miles from Brooklyn and has its own set of local mental health counseling programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
How do I verify a program is accredited?
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Learn More About Mental Health Counseling Programs
Data verified: September 6, 2026.
Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
