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

20 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Southwest 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for clinical psychology majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the most popular school in the Southwest Region for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 90% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

Of the 53 students majoring in clinical psychology at Texas A&M College Station, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. UNT is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

About 97% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 3% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of New Mexico - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.

Of the 14 students majoring in clinical psychology at University of Arizona, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces.

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Southwestern Oklahoma 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 #7 on the list. SWOSU is a small public school located in the town of Weatherford.

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#8

Mid-America Christian University

Oklahoma City, OK

Mid-America Christian University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. MACU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Oklahoma City.

Women make up 71% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a fairly 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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#10

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit 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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,624
Arizona 642
Oklahoma 319
New Mexico 67

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 20 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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