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2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

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

In 2020-2021, clinical, counseling and applied psychology students earned 769 degrees and certificates from a Kentucky school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

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

The Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Kentucky to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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.

Check out the clinical psychology doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Kentucky.

#1

Spalding University

Louisville, KY

Our analysis found Spalding University to be the most popular school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Kentucky. Spalding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Louisville.

About 81% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 19% are male.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Spalding University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Eastern Kentucky University is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Richmond, Eastern is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 75% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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#3

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

Out of the 6 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Cumberlands landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in clinical psychology at Cumberlands, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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#4

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Kentucky is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. UK is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington.

Women make up 67% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at University of Kentucky Report

#5

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. UofL is a very large public school located in the city of Louisville.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at University of Louisville Report

#6

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. WKU is a large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

Of the 3 students majoring in clinical psychology at WKU, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 1,461
Florida 1,529
Georgia 322
North Carolina 109
Tennessee 267
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.

  • 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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