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2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in New Jersey

19 Colleges
$53,398 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology School for You

In 2020-2021, clinical, counseling and applied psychology students earned 584 degrees and certificates from a New Jersey school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New Jersey.

#1

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Rider University the most popular school in New Jersey for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

Kean University

Union, NJ

Out of the 19 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Kean University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Union, Kean is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rowan University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in New Jersey list. Rowan is a large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Georgian Court University is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the small city of Lakewood, Georgian Court is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Caldwell University

Caldwell, NJ

Out of the 19 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Caldwell University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Caldwell is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Caldwell.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

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With a ranking of #8, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. FDU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Madison.

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#8

Pillar College

Newark, NJ

Pillar College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. It came in at #8 on the list. Pillar is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Newark.

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#10

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in New Jersey ranking. Seton Hall is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of South Orange.

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,568
Pennsylvania 1,309
Maryland 191
District of Columbia 309
Delaware 13

One of 3 majors within the area of study, clinical, counseling and applied psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Clinical Psychology

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 19 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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