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2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

31 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, 29,224 clinical, counseling and applied psychology students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.

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 the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in the New England 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Post University

Waterbury, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Post University the most popular school in the New England Region for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Post University is a large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Waterbury.

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

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Post University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Women make up 95% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Northeastern University Report

#2

William James College

Newton, MA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at William James College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the New England Region . Located in the small city of Newton, William James College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 65% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 35% are male.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at William James College Report

Out of the 31 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Connecticut State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. SCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

About 89% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 11% are male.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Southern Connecticut State University Report

#5

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rhode Island College is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Providence, RIC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in clinical psychology at RIC, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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#6

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA

Worcester State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Worcester State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Worcester.

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#7

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

Fairfield University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

University of Hartford ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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

University of Connecticut landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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University of Massachusetts - Boston came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,127
Connecticut 372
Rhode Island 119
New Hampshire 47
Maine 51
Vermont 53

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 31 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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