As of right because of my skepticism of the site who listed the rankings I am adding an additional way to narrow down my choices. I will add that according to the best counseling degrees website links I shared much of the information such as statistics seem to be accurate when I research the individual schools, I just question how the rankings have changed dramatically within a year according to their two lists.
So what I am currently using to compare my choices is US News & World Report and Forbes. Depending upon where your program is housed (College of Education, College of Arts & Sciences, etc.) look up the stats on both sites to get an idea. I specifically looked at rankings/stats pertaining to the College of Education, Psychology department, and research. So far that is the best method I have come up with, it really makes the decision easier for me since I have been stuck deciding between two schools. It's also nice to make sure what the university is advertising is the same as what other independent reports have compiled for the public.