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2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

With 29,224 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, clinical, counseling and applied psychology is the #8 most popular major in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 70 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

#1

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Rider University the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

Of the 53 students majoring in clinical psychology at Rider, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 73% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Teachers College at Columbia University is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 91% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at St. Joseph’s College - New York helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . SJC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

Women make up 94% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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#5

Eastern University

Saint Davids, PA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Eastern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Saint Davids, EU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in clinical psychology at EU, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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#6

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

With a ranking of #6, Fordham University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.

Women make up 81% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Fordham University Report

#6

Arcadia University

Glenside, PA

Arcadia University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Arcadia is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glenside.

About 93% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 7% are male.

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#8

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Rowan University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 92% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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#9

Touro College

New York, NY

With a ranking of #9, Touro College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Touro is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#9

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

With a ranking of #9, Seton Hall University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 20% are male.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY
12 The College of Saint Rose Albany, NY
13 Towson University Towson, MD
14 University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY

Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

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

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

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 28 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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