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2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Connecticut

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

In 2020-2021, clinical, counseling and applied psychology students earned 372 degrees and certificates from a Connecticut school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

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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 Connecticut ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Connecticut to see which 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 .

Our analysis found Western Connecticut State University to be the most popular school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a degree in Connecticut. WestConn is a small public school located in the city of Danbury.

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#2

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

Out of the 10 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hartford landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Haven. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the large suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Post University

Waterbury, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Post University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Connecticut list. Post University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury.

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#5

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

The excellent programs at University of Saint Joseph helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in Connecticut. USJ is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Hartford.

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University of Connecticut landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

With a ranking of #6, Fairfield University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Southern Connecticut State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in Connecticut list. SCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

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#9

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

Sacred Heart University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Central Connecticut State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,127
Rhode Island 119
New Hampshire 47
Maine 51
Vermont 53

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 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).

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