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

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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 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Virginia 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for clinical psychology majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in Virginia for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. 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.

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#2

Marymount University

Arlington, VA

Out of the 10 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Marymount University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Marymount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Arlington.

About 92% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 8% are male.

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Out of the 10 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

Women make up 76% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Out of the 10 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 4 spot on the list. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

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

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#5

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Out of the 10 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Regent University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 65% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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#6

Mary Baldwin University

Staunton, VA

Mary Baldwin University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Mary Baldwin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Staunton.

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#7

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

James Madison University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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#8

Divine Mercy University

Arlington, VA

Divine Mercy University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Arlington, DMU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#9

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

William & Mary 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. William & Mary is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Williamsburg.

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#10

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Shenandoah University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winchester.

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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 10 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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