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2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky

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Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, clinical, counseling and applied psychology students earned 769 degrees and certificates from a Kentucky school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in Kentucky to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for clinical psychology majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

Our analysis found University of the Cumberlands to be the most popular school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Kentucky. Located in the remote town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 24% are male.

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#2

Lindsey Wilson College

Columbia, KY

Out of the 14 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindsey Wilson College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Columbia, Lindsey Wilson College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 216 students majoring in clinical psychology at Lindsey Wilson College, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#3

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

Women make up 83% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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#4

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. UK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lexington.

Of the 39 students majoring in clinical psychology at UK, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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#5

Spalding University

Louisville, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spalding University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Spalding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Louisville.

Of the 33 students majoring in clinical psychology at Spalding, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Eastern Kentucky University is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 73% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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Asbury Theological Seminary came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Asbury Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Wilmore.

Of the 31 students majoring in clinical psychology at Asbury Seminary, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#8

Campbellsville University

Campbellsville, KY

Campbellsville 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 town of Campbellsville, Campbellsville University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in clinical psychology at Campbellsville University, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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#9

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Northern Kentucky University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. NKU is a large public school located in the suburb of Highland Heights.

About 78% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#10

Murray State University

Murray, KY

Murray State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Murray State is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Murray.

Of the 7 students majoring in clinical psychology at Murray State, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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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
Virginia 1,461
Florida 1,529
Georgia 322
North Carolina 109
Tennessee 267
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 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).

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