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2023 Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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

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

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is the #30 most popular major in the country with 33,758 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best school in the Southwest Region for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the # 3 spot on the list. UNT is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

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#4

Baylor University

Waco, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Baylor University is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

St. Mary’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of San Antonio, St. Mary's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#9

Mid-America Christian University

Oklahoma City, OK

With a ranking of #9, Mid-America Christian University did quite well on this year’s best schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. MACU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Oklahoma City.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,711
Arizona 946
Oklahoma 350
New Mexico 67

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 141,695
Child Development & Psychology 17,542
Other Psychology 2,683

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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