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Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is the #14 most popular major in District of Columbia with 309 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Washington DC to be the most popular school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in District of Columbia. The Chicago School Washington DC Campus is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

About 82% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 18% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in District of Columbia. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

About 71% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#3

Gallaudet University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gallaudet University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Gallaudet is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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

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#3

Howard University

Washington, DC

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Howard University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in District of Columbia. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in clinical psychology at CUA, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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#6

American University

Washington, DC

American University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at American University Report

Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,568
Pennsylvania 1,309
Maryland 191
New Jersey 584
Delaware 13

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

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 6 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).

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