2023 Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools
Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology School for You
In 2020-2021, 29,224 clinical, counseling and applied psychology students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
The Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 515 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for clinical psychology majors pursuing a .
Top 25 Top Schools in Clinical & Counseling Psychology
Our 2023 rankings named Brandman University the best school in the United States for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Joseph’s University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Palo Alto University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools list. Located in the rural area of Palo Alto, Pacific Graduate School of Psychology is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out of the 515 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Fielding Graduate University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Santa Barbara, Fielding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Pillar College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools ranking. Pillar is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Newark.
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Southern Methodist University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools ranking. The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Seattle University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools ranking. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.
With a ranking of #10, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide did quite well on this year’s best schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
University of Chicago came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools ranking. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
George Mason University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.
University of Georgia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. It came in at #14 on the list. UGA is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.
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With a ranking of #15, Santa Clara University did quite well on this year’s best schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Clara.
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University of Southern California landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
With a ranking of #17, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach did quite well on this year’s best schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
With a ranking of #18, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC did quite well on this year’s best schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. The Chicago School Washington DC Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.
University of Pennsylvania came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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Trinity University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools ranking. Trinity U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.
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Boston College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. It came in at #22 on the list. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.
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Fuller Theological Seminary landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Fuller is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pasadena.
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse ranked #24 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools list. UW - La Crosse is a large public school located in the city of La Crosse.
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Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. It came in at #25 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.
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Rest of the Top 50 Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools
Remaining Award Winners
This list represents the rest of the schools awarded a Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 515 different United States clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools we analyzed.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools award.
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology by Region
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Rankings in Majors Related to Clinical Psychology
One of 3 majors within the area of study, clinical, counseling and applied psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Psychology | 8,051 |
| Child Development & Psychology | 2,576 |
| Other Psychology | 2,162 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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