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2023 Most Popular Online Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools

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

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 46 schools in the United States to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online clinical psychology graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

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

About 87% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 13% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 10% are male.

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#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Out of the 46 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Of the 119 students majoring in clinical psychology at Capella University, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#4

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 46 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Global landed the # 4 spot on the list. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.

Women make up 88% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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Out of the 46 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 88% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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#6

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 88% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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#7

Post University

Waterbury, CT

Post University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Post University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury.

Of the 41 students majoring in clinical psychology at Post University, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their online graduate certificate. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

Women make up 87% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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University of North Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

Of the 30 students majoring in clinical psychology at UNT, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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#10

Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara, CA

With a ranking of #10, Fielding Graduate University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Santa Barbara, Fielding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 22% are male.

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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 30 schools only.

  • 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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