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2023 Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

6 Colleges
$54,380 Avg Salary
$18,750 Avg Student Debt

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

In 2020-2021, clinical, counseling and applied psychology students earned 1,461 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

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

Top Virginia Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Clinical & Counseling Psychology

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Our 2023 rankings named George Mason University the best school in Virginia for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

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#2

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means William & Mary is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. William & Mary is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Williamsburg.

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#3

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Lynchburg helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in Virginia. Lynchburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

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#4

Radford University

Radford, VA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Radford University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in Virginia. Located in the small suburb of Radford, Radford is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Old Dominion University is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

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#6

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Shenandoah University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winchester.

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Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,529
Georgia 322
North Carolina 109
Tennessee 267
Kentucky 769
Louisiana 79
Alabama 264
South Carolina 135
Mississippi 70
Arkansas 16
West Virginia 42

One of 3 majors within the area of study, clinical, counseling and applied psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 6 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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