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2023 Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

12 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, 29,224 clinical, counseling and applied psychology students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

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 the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for clinical psychology majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 2 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

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#4

Baylor University

Waco, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Baylor University is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona ranked #6 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s best schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

St. Mary’s University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of San Antonio, St. Mary's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#9

Mid-America Christian University

Oklahoma City, OK

Mid-America Christian University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. MACU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Oklahoma City.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,624
Arizona 642
Oklahoma 319
New Mexico 67

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 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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