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2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

9 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 1,461 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

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 Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Virginia 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.

Check out the clinical psychology graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Virginia.

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Our analysis found George Mason University to be the most popular school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Virginia. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

About 87% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#2

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at William & Mary helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in Virginia. William & Mary is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Williamsburg.

Women make up 82% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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#3

Radford University

Radford, VA

Out of the 9 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Radford University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Radford, Radford is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Shenandoah University is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winchester.

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#4

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Old Dominion University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in Virginia. Old Dominion is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

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#4

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Lynchburg helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in Virginia. Lynchburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

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#7

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Regent University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#7

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech 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 #7 on the list. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus 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 #7 on the list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,529
Georgia 322
North Carolina 109
Tennessee 267
Kentucky 769
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 9 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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