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2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

14 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, clinical, counseling and applied psychology students earned 584 degrees and certificates from a New Jersey school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Rider University the most popular school in New Jersey for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 85% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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#2

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rowan University is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Rowan is a large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro.

About 92% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 8% are male.

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#3

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Seton Hall University is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Seton Hall is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of South Orange.

Of the 25 students majoring in clinical psychology at Seton Hall, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#4

Kean University

Union, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kean University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in clinical psychology at Kean, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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Out of the 14 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#6

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

New Jersey City University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the city of Jersey City, NJCU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in clinical psychology at NJCU, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Georgian Court University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the small city of Lakewood, Georgian Court 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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#8

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

Monmouth University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list. Monmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Long Branch.

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With a ranking of #9, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. FDU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Madison.

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Thomas Edison State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Trenton, TESU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,568
Pennsylvania 1,309
Maryland 191
District of Columbia 309
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 14 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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