2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 29,224 clinical, counseling and applied psychology students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.
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The Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 590 schools in the United States to see which master's degree 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.
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2023 Most Popular Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Master's in Clinical & Counseling Psychology
Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular school in the United States for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
About 86% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 14% are male.
Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Capella University Report
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means National University is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.
About 80% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 20% are male.
Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at National University Report
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the United States. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
Of the 876 students majoring in clinical psychology at Liberty University, 21% are male and 79% are female.
Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Liberty University Report
Out of the 590 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Pepperdine University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Pepperdine is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Malibu.
Women make up 84% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nova Southeastern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools list. NUS Florida is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale.
About 88% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 12% are male.
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Florida Institute of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 387 students majoring in clinical psychology at Florida Tech, 12% are male and 88% are female.
Lamar University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public college with a large student population.
About 92% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 8% are male.
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Northwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Of the 267 students majoring in clinical psychology at Northwestern, 13% are male and 87% are female.
Adler University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Adler is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Women make up 79% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #11, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 81% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.
With a ranking of #12, University of the Cumberlands did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Of the 245 students majoring in clinical psychology at Cumberlands, 24% are male and 76% are female.
Carlos Albizu University - San Juan landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Carlos Albizu University - San Juan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Juan.
Women make up 85% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.
Adams State University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Adams State is a small public school located in the remote town of Alamosa.
Of the 231 students majoring in clinical psychology at Adams State, 21% are male and 79% are female.
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Of the 231 students majoring in clinical psychology at The Chicago School Chicago Campus, 15% are male and 85% are female.
Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 83% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.
Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Arizona State University - Skysong Report
Lindsey Wilson College landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the town of Columbia, Lindsey Wilson College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 86% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.
Touro University Worldwide ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Los Alamitos, TUW is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 77% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.
Teachers College at Columbia University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools list. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
About 80% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 20% are male.
California Baptist University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 79% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.
With a ranking of #20, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.
Of the 198 students majoring in clinical psychology at UC, 11% are male and 89% are female.
Simmons University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. Simmons is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Of the 195 students majoring in clinical psychology at Simmons, 9% are male and 91% are female.
Read full report on Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Simmons University
California Institute of Integral Studies landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the city of San Francisco, CIIS is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 75% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.
Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at California Institute of Integral Studies Report
Antioch University - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list. Antioch University - Los Angeles is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Culver City.
About 71% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 29% are male.
Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Antioch University - Los Angeles Report
University of San Francisco landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.
Of the 187 students majoring in clinical psychology at USFCA, 17% are male and 83% are female.
Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools
Remaining Award Winners
This list represents the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 590 different United States clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools we analyzed.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
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 Master's Degree Schools award.
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology by Region
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Majors Related to Clinical Psychology
One of 3 majors within the area of study, clinical, counseling and applied psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| General Psychology | 8,051 |
| Child Development & Psychology | 2,576 |
| Other Psychology | 2,162 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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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