About Best Counseling Degrees

Best Counseling Degrees is your premier online resource for exploring the counseling profession and top counseling degrees nationwide.

BestCounselingDegrees.net is an advertising-supported site. Featured or trusted partner programs and all school search, finder, or match results are for schools that compensate us. This compensation does not influence our school rankings, resource guides, or other editorially-independent information published on this site.

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At Best Counseling Degrees, we share expert information about top counseling degrees and career pathways to help you achieve your professional goals. Whether you're interested in pursuing a career in clinical mental health counseling, addiction counseling, school counseling, marriage and family therapy, or another specialty, you have come to the right place.

Best Counseling Degrees is committed to guiding you through your education and career pursuits in the diverse counseling field. You will find program rankings, degree guides, career overviews, professional development resources, and the information you need to succeed in this helping profession.

Our Editorial Process

At Best Counseling Degrees, we prioritize meaningful, accurate, and up-to-date content. We achieve these goals in the following ways:

Contributor Vetting: All of our writers, editors, interviewees, and reviewers have relevant educational and professional backgrounds. Our skilled contributors leverage experience in fields including psychology, academia, journalism, and healthcare.
Sourcing and Fact-Checking: Our editorial team reviews and fact-checks every page on Best Counseling Degrees to ensure information is accurate, timely, and supported by authoritative sources.
Frequent Updating: We regularly update our content, ensuring we feature the latest program rankings, industry information, and salary data so you can make an informed decision.

Program rankings are among our most popular resources. To develop pages like Top Affordable Online Master's in Mental Health Counseling Programs, Best Counseling Degrees compiles data from the National Center for Education Statistics and evaluates it according to factors like program appeal, finances, and student success. Learn more about our proprietary rankings methodology.

Editorial Integrity

In addition to sourcing and accuracy checks by our copy editors, many of our pages undergo additional review by our Integrity Network. These licensed counseling and psychology professionals bring unique clarity and expertise to our content. You can learn more about the members of our Integrity Network by visiting the Reviewers tab on our Contributors page.

Meet Our Team

The editorial team at Best Counseling Degrees is committed to curating top content for prospective students and aspiring counseling professionals.

Katie Nelson
Managing Editor

Joey Morris
Editor

Scott Harris
Editor

Victoria Hudgeons
Editor

Rebecca Munday
Editor

Courtnee James
Editor

Diana Zaremba
Copy Editor

Meet Our Contributors

Best Counseling Degrees contributors include freelance writers and Integrity Network reviewers. Our contributors bring relevant skills and expertise from diverse fields, including counseling, psychology, healthcare, journalism, and higher education.

Learn more about our Integrity Network members and contributing writers.

Our Policies

Being transparent about how we make money is important to us. Best Counseling Degrees is an advertising-supported website. Colleges and universities compensate us to be included in our listings of featured partner programs and search results. Advertising placements and sponsored content are clearly labeled throughout the site. Review our full advertising policy and our privacy policy for more information.