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2023 Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

8 Colleges
$54,380 Avg Salary
$18,750 Avg Student Debt

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

In 2020-2021, 372 degrees and certificates were awarded to clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who went to a Connecticut college or university. This makes it the #34 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Connecticut to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

The colleges and universities below are the best for clinical psychology majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top Connecticut Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Clinical & Counseling Psychology

#1

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

Our analysis found Fairfield University to be the best school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Connecticut. Fairfield U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

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Out of the 8 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the # 2 spot on the list. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Connecticut State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the city of Danbury, WestConn is a public college with a small student population.

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#4

Post University

Waterbury, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Post University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of New Haven helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in Connecticut. University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Haven.

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#6

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

University of Hartford ranked #6 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford.

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Central Connecticut State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut ranking. CCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of New Britain.

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Southern Connecticut State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, SCSU 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 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,398
New Hampshire 68
Maine 92
Rhode Island 156
Vermont 67

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 141,695
Child Development & Psychology 17,542
Other Psychology 2,683

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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