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2023 Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Washington

12 Colleges
$51,137 Avg Salary
$16,456 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology School for You

In 2020-2021, 317 degrees and certificates were awarded to clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who went to a Washington college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in Washington

The following schools top our list of the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges.

Top 10 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools

#1

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Our 2023 rankings named Seattle University the best school in Washington for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Seattle Pacific University is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Washington University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Washington list. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Washington list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

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#5

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Gonzaga University is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Washington State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the town of Pullman.

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With a ranking of #7, Central Washington University did quite well on this year’s best schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a large student population.

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#8

Bastyr University

Kenmore, WA

Bastyr University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Washington ranking. Bastyr University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Kenmore.

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The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the large city of Seattle, The Seattle School is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#10

Northwest University

Kirkland, WA

Northwest University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Kirkland, Northwest University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 5,822
Oregon 331
Nevada 20
Hawaii 122
Alaska 13

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Clinical Psychology

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 12 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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